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Pay ceiling in public sector urged

A review of fair pay in the public sector has suggested top executives should not be paid more than 20 times the wages of...

Chinese firewall blocks WikiLeaks

Links to the WikiLeaks website have been blocked within China amid potentially embarrassing claims made in leaked US diplomatic cables posted to it.Attempts to...

Assange put on most wanted list

Interpol has placed the Australian-born founder of WikiLeaks on its most-wanted list after Sweden issued an arrest warrant against him as part of a...

Cooling-off time for officers urged

Senior officers should be barred from standing as police and crime commissioners for a "cooling-off" period of four years after leaving their force, MPs...

Council plans to axe 7,000 jobs

A city council has launched a consultation on plans to make savings of £300 million over the next four years and cut more than...

Airport criticised on customs flaw

People arriving from abroad could simply walk out of one of the UK's largest airports without passing through any customs and immigration checks, inspectors...

Police launch drink-drive crackdown

Designated drivers will be offered a buy one get one free deal on soft drinks in pubs as part of the Government's Christmas campaign...

Activists held in tuition fee demos

More than 140 activists have been arrested after refusing to leave a demonstration against deeply unpopular plans to ramp up student tuition fees.Police said...

Dow falls amid European debt fears

Stocks pared their losses after President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers promised to seek a compromise before the end of the year on extending...

US classroom hostage-taker dies

The teenage gunman who shot himself after holding his teacher and two dozen classmates hostage at his US high school has died. The motivation...

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