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World food prices hit new peak

World food prices have reached a new peak, a United Nations agency has said.The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said its food price...

Zimbabwe PM accused of uprising bid

Zimbabwe's prime minister has been accused by state-run radio of trying to spark anti-government uprisings similar to those seen in Tunisia and Egypt.The accusation...

Ex-MP 'fiddled stationary orders'

A former Labour MP accused of fiddling his parliamentary expenses asked a stationery company to confirm he had paid for orders when he never...

Call for 'code of silence' to end

A judge has appealed for young people to "break the code of silence" which surrounds shooting murders.Jailing six people including a 16-year-old boy for...

Rights rulings 'made UK safe haven'

Human rights rulings make the UK a "safe haven" for suspected foreign terrorists, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws has said.Lord Carlile said the...

Leaders step up pressure on Mubarak

David Cameron has joined with other European leaders to step up the pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule and...

Compass reveals good start to year

The world's biggest catering firm has served up more encouraging trading figures after seeing first quarter revenues lift by around 5.5%.Compass, which generated sales...

Glaxo profits hit by litigation

GlaxoSmithKline has reported a 60% drop in profits for 2010 after it paid out £4 billion to resolve legal disputes following claims about the...

Shell profits fail to lift FTSE

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has led the FTSE 100 Index into the red as its fourth quarter figures left investors disappointed.A 3% decline...

Somali guilty of cartoonist attack

A Somali man who used an axe to break into the home of a Danish cartoonist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has been...

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