BBC Trust boss hits back at critics

BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has hit back at the body's critics, saying it should not be replaced by a "glorified complaints office".Read

Assembly passes justice devolution

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of the devolution of policing and justice powers from Westminster, despite opposition from the Ulster Unionist Party.Read

BNP constitution 'discriminates'

The British National Party has been accused of "indirectly" discriminating against black and Asian people even though the party no longer bars them from joining.Read

Tributes to Afghan death soldiers

Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed on the same day in Afghanistan.Read

BA cabin crew deal 'touch and go'

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.Read

Union warning of further walkouts

Fresh walkouts by civil servants are expected in the coming weeks following a 48-hour strike which union leaders said had caused huge disruption to public services across the UK.Read

FA probes bugging of England team

The Football Association has launched an inquiry after England football boss Fabio Capello and his players were bugged during a pre-match meeting.Read

Afghan troop training 'inadequate'

Training of troops involved in an operation which led to the death of the first female British soldier in Afghanistan was "inadequate", a coroner said.Read

BBC 'must stop catering to idiots'

The BBC should stop scrabbling for audiences and worrying about how to get "an extra million idiots" to watch shows like Snog, Marry, Avoid?, radio presenter Libby Purves said.Read

UUP accused of 'cynical' opposition

Martin McGuinness has accused the Ulster Unionists of opposing a deal to devolve policing powers to Northern Ireland for cynical party political reasons.Read

Capello and England players bugged

England football boss Fabio Capello and his players were secretly bugged during a pre-match meeting, it has emerged.Read

IPCC probes Ashleigh murder failure

The police force monitoring serial sex attacker Peter Chapman before he fled to kidnap, rape and murder Ashleigh Hall has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.Read

Hospital escape: killer on the run

A prisoner detained under mental health laws for slitting the throat of a butcher is being hunted by police after escaping from hospital.Read

Life for jealous Facebook killer

A jealous lover has been given a life jail term and ordered to serve at least 22 years for killing his girlfriend after seeing her on Facebook with another man.Read

FA moves to block security breach

The Football Association has moved to ensure that bugged conversations between England players and coaches remain confidential.Read

Patients 'treated in corridors'

Hospital patients are routinely treated in TV rooms, mop cupboards and corridors because hospitals are too full, a survey has suggested.Read

Non-dom Labour donor to pay all tax

Labour donor Lord Paul has said he is prepared to give up his controversial non-dom status and pay full tax in the UK.Read

Johnson plea over Ashleigh murder

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has called for police to "respond" to questions about the monitoring of convicted rapist Peter Chapman as he expressed his "absolute" sympathy for the family of Ashleigh Hall.Read

Cyprus ex-president's body found

Cypriot police acting on a tip-off have found the stolen body of former president Tassos Papadopoulos in a Nicosia cemetery.Read

Facebook warning on Ashleigh murder

Facebook has urged internet users not to meet strangers they have only had contact with online after a teenage girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender she met on a social networking site.Read

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