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Extra mail deliveries for Christmas

Royal Mail has announced extra Christmas deliveries to cope with an estimated online shopping sales boom.The service said it expects to deliver a record...

Plan 'should end NI contributions'

Government plans for a universal state pension remove the last justification for the National Insurance system, a think-tank has claimed.The Centre for Policy Studies...

Labour MPs back 'no AV' campaign

A group of senior Labour politicians will help spearhead the campaign for a "no" vote in next year's referendum on changing the voting system.Former...

Cloned cattle meat 'safe to eat'

Meat and milk from cloned cattle and their offspring is no different to conventional produce and is safe to consume, government advisers have said.The...

Four charged over weapons at port

An Iranian and three Nigerians have been charged with arms trafficking in connection to an arms shipment seized at Nigeria's busiest port.The Magistrate Court...

Passive smoking death toll revealed

Passive smoking claims more than 600,000 lives each year around the world - an estimated 1% of all deaths, a major study has found.Children...

Rio police raid drug gang slum

Elite police units in armoured vehicles have rumbled through a heavily-fortified slum hunting for drug gang leaders blamed for five days of violence in...

Passengers evacuated from plane

Nearly 200 passengers have been evacuated from a plane after it left the runway at Newcastle Airport.Tyne and Wear Fire Service said the aircraft...

Labour drive to avert police cuts

Labour has launched a campaign to save the jobs of police officers facing the axe under Government cuts.Shadow home secretary Ed Balls claimed the...

Tory sorry for 'breeding' gaffe

New Conservative peer Howard Flight has apologised for attacking Government welfare cuts which he suggested would encourage the poor to have more children.Mr Flight...

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