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Welfare plans 'will raise poverty'

Hundreds of thousands of people will be dragged into poverty by the Government's tax and benefit reforms, according to research.The respected Institute for Fiscal...

Man charged over police stabbings

Police have charged a 30-year-old man over a knife attack in which two police officers were stabbed after they challenged a suspect during a...

Jobless claims dip boosts US stocks

A small drop in unemployment claims and a higher profit forecast by FedEx helped push US stocks up and saw the Dow Jones industrial...

Freed Assange vows to continue work

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has vowed to "continue his work and protest his innocence" after being released on bail.The 39-year-old whistleblower was greeted outside...

Human rights question over fees

Charging university students up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees may contravene human rights law.The hike - agreed by MPs in the Commons...

Film director Blake Edwards dies

Film director Blake Edwards has died in California at the age of 88.Edwards, married to British actress Julie Andrews, died from complications of pneumonia...

Conviction upheld in Meredith case

Italy's highest criminal court has upheld the conviction and 16-year prison sentence of an Ivory Coast man for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher.The...

Ireland must reform abortion laws

Ireland has been ordered to reform complex abortion laws after European judges ruled that a ban violated the rights of a woman who feared...

Weather hits Christmas deliveries

Thousands of families have been warned they could be in for a miserable Christmas because online gifts may not be delivered and homes could...

Safety fears over coastguard cuts

The Government has slashed the number of 24-hour coastguard stations from 18 to three sparking fears about safety around the UK's coast.Shipping Minister Mike...

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