Security guards stabbed by youth

Two security guards are stabbed while chasing a group of teenagers on London’s Oxford Street.

A politician may really want to spend more time with his family

Resigning in order 'to spend more time with my family' seems a peculiarly British phenomenon, or peculiarly British rhetoric, since the essence of the thing is that nobody believes it. Ever since Norm…

UK is sending 11,000 Mugabe refugees back

Attempts by Gordon Brown to use a meeting of G8 leaders this week to campaign for tougher action against Zimbabwe are in danger of being undermined by claims that Britain is forcing as many as 11,000 …

A politician may really want to spend more time with his family

Resigning in order 'to spend more time with my family' seems a peculiarly British phenomenon, or peculiarly British rhetoric, since the essence of the thing is that nobody believes it. Ever since Norm…

Could a Glasgow kiss prove fatal for Gordon Brown

When Gordon Brown moved into Number 10, there was anxiety among his people about English hostility towards a Scottish Prime Minister. Remember all those speeches about Britishness? Recall how he reass…

Could a Glasgow kiss prove fatal for Gordon Brown

When Gordon Brown moved into Number 10, there was anxiety among his people about English hostility towards a Scottish Prime Minister. Remember all those speeches about Britishness? Recall how he reass…

Work together to uncover the causes of youth crime

One of the most memorable political slogans of the last generation was Tony Blair's pledge to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime'.But Labour has found it easier to honour the first part …

Work together to uncover the causes of youth crime

One of the most memorable political slogans of the last generation was Tony Blair's pledge to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime'.But Labour has found it easier to honour the first part …

Search for top judge is

The selection process to find a successor to the most senior judge in England and Wales has been attacked by leading members of the judiciary for being a 'one-horse race' - leading to concerns that th…

G8 must keep its promises to the world

As if it was not obvious before, the credit crunch has made leaders of the world's most powerful nations acutely aware of how joined up their economic fortunes are. So when heads of government from th…