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Would-be Speakers hit with expenses allegations The MPs vying to succeed Michael Martin as Speaker face fresh disclosures about their expenses. Top Gear's Stig is finally unveiled Michael Schumacher revealed himself as Top Gear's mysterious test driver the Stig. Dog walker killed as cows stampede...  

Police to probe several MPs over expenses - Setanta loses Premier League games - Teenagers held over race attacks. Police to probe several MPs over expenses Several MPs and peers are facing a full criminal investigation into allegations they misused their expenses, Scotland Yard has...  

Prince Harry eyes Afghan frontline return - It's hats on for Ascot Ladies Day - Major hits out at Iraq 'whitewash'. Prince Harry eyes Afghan frontline return Prince Harry said Thursday he hopes to return to the Afghan front line -- only this time in a helicopter when he completes pilot training....  

Belfast racists target Romanian migrants - Night Stalker may have struck again - Police to be sued over crime poster. Belfast racists target Romanian migrants More than 100 Romanians have been forced out of their homes in Belfast by racists. Night Stalker may have struck again Detectives fear...  

Iran clamps down on media as unrest grows Iran has banned foreign journalists from leaving their offices to cover street protests over the hotly-contested presidential poll. Swine flu toll at more than 1,500 More than 140 new cases of swine flu have been confirmed, bringing the UK total to more...  

New hope for embryo mix-up couple A couple whose last embryo was given to another woman said they may spend their compensation payout on another round of IVF. Balcony death father is back in UK A man who killed his six-year-old son by throwing him off a hotel balcony in Greece has returned to the...  

Man, 20, held over pensioner murder A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly widow, police have said. Two die in mid-air glider collision Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash when their RAF training aircraft collided with a glider over...  

Swine flu cases rise above 1,000 The number of swine flu cases in the UK has risen above the 1,000 mark. Man in court over wife's murder An unemployed chef whose wife was found dumped in a wheelie bin is to appear in court charged with her murder. Lady Thatcher 'in very good spirits' Baroness...  

Anger as nursery worker faces court A female nursery worker has been jeered and spat at when she appeared in court charged with sexual assault and making and distributing child abuse images. Trucker jailed for girl's abduction A lorry driver who had sex with a 15-year-old girl he met in an...  

Govt Survives Bid To Force General Election - Legal victory for terror suspects - Paedophile snubs Madeleine grilling. Govt Survives Bid To Force General Election An opposition day motion was tabled by the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, and backed by the Tories and the Liberal Democrats....  

Nursery worker in child porn arrest A female nursery worker is being held in connection with the distribution of indecent images of children. Tube strike threatens capital chaos Tube workers are poised to bring the capital to a standstill if talks aimed at averting a 48-hour strike fail. Tube...  

Family's anger at 'ambulance death' The family of a man who died after an ambulance driver diverted to the depot instead of going to hospital has criticised the medic. Boost for Brown as revolt falters Gordon Brown's chances of survival were boosted when a "peasants revolt" of backbenchers...  

Biggs release papers are 'gold dust' Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been officially released from his prison sentence. Govt abandons deportation of Jordanian doctor Britain has dropped moves to deport a Jordanian neurologist acquitted of taking part in failed car bomb attacks in London and...  

Beleaguered Gordon Brown: 'I will not walk away' Gordon Brown has said he will carry on as Prime Minister despite a string of senior ministers quitting his Government. EU's biggest people smuggler jailed A man who boasted he was Europe's biggest people smuggler has been given a nine-year prison...  

Victims' parents to sue over deaths The parents of murdered French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez have said they will prosecute British authorities over systematic failures in the justice system which contributed to their sons' deaths. Blair and Brown 'topped death list' A British man...  

Jellyfish crop circle appears in field A spectacular crop circle shaped like a jellyfish has appeared on farmland in Oxfordshire. Gordon Brown brushes off calls to quit Defiant Prime Minister Gordon Brown has brushed off calls to quit following the resignations of four ministers in 24 hours....  

Briton faces extradition over Paris hotel death A British businessman who triggered a cross-Channel manhunt after his girlfriend was found dead in a top Paris hotel faces extradition proceedings, police said Tuesday. China protest shoe-thrower cleared A protester who threw a shoe at Chinese...  

Brown: 'Britons may be on board jet' Britons may be on board an Air France plane which disappeared from radar screens after departing Rio for Paris, Gordon Brown has said. Susan Boyle 'drained' by pressure Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan said that singer Susan Boyle was emotionally...  

Rantzen poll bid decision 'in days' - Cameron orders Tory MP to pay tax - Four Eton swine flu cases confirmed. Rantzen poll bid decision 'in days' Broadcaster Esther Rantzen has taken to the streets of Luton to gauge public opinion on whether she should stand for Parliament. Cameron orders Tory...