Cameron floats childcare compromise

David Cameron has signalled he is ready to compromise to end the coalition stand-off over flagship childcare reforms.Read

Hi-de-Hi! star Paul Shane dies

Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane has died at the age of 72 following a short illness.Read

Police hunt mother of dead toddler

The mother of a two-year-old girl whose body was discovered at a house is thought to have left the UK, police have revealed.Read

Farage evacuated after pub protest

Ukip leader Nigel Farage had to be evacuated from a pub in a police riot van after being mobbed by rowdy protesters.Read

Protesters barricade Farage in pub

Ukip leader Nigel Farage was barricaded inside a pub on a campaign trip to promote his candidate in a Scottish by-election.Read

Coalition set for clash over Europe

The stage has been set for a parliamentary clash between the coalition parties over Europe, after David Cameron pledged to back a Conservative MP's bill to pave the way for a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.Read

Tributes pour in as Beckham quits

David Beckham, one of the world's most famous footballers, has called time on his career.Read

LulzSec members jailed over hacking

Members of a group of young British computer hackers who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed.Read

Google 'devious' over tax bill

Google has been branded devious, calculating and unethical as furious MPs step up pressure on the internet giant over its efforts to shelter its multi-billion profits from UK taxes.Read

Becks confirms football retirement

Former England captain David Beckham has announced that he will retire from football at the end of this season.Read

Flypast marks Dambuster anniversary

Hundreds of well-wishers gathered at Derwent Reservoir to watch a flypast by a Lancaster bomber to mark the 70th anniversary of the war-time Dambuster raids.Read

April jury views Bridger's car

A jury has viewed a car belonging to murder suspect Mark Bridger and the bike that was being ridden by schoolgirl April Jones on the night she went missing.Read

Driver reveals train accident shock

A train driver has spoken of his shock at seeing a teenage girl striding onto a railway line moments before she was fatally struck.Read

HMRC tax deal ruled 'not unlawful'

The "sweetheart" tax deal between HM Revenue and Customs and Goldman Sachs was procedurally flawed but not unlawful, the High Court has ruled.Read

Man shoots himself at Paris school

A man has committed suicide at a private Catholic school in central Paris by shooting himself in the head, police say.Read

Bercow tweet 'pointed to McAlpine'

A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow pointed "the finger of blame" at Tory peer Lord McAlpine during a media frenzy over allegations of child sex abuse, a judge has heard.Read

RBS set to axe another 1,400 jobs

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it is cutting 1,400 jobs in the latest round of redundancies since it was bailed out by the taxpayer.Read

178,000 children 'unpaid carers'

Nearly 10,000 children aged five to seven are providing unpaid care for their family members or guardians, according to census figures.Read

Campaigners lose tax deal challenge

Campaign group UK Uncut Legal Action has lost its High Court challenge over the legality of the "sweetheart" tax deal between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Goldman Sachs.Read

Parliament to get referendum debate

Parliament is to get the chance to debate legislation paving the way for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, after a Conservative MP announced he would table a Private Member's Bill.Read

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