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05/17/2008 03:48 AMA quarter of households 'lack a full-time worker' Nearly 11 million people live in households where no one works full time, it has been claimed.
05/17/2008 01:59 AMDrink-drive fashion heir killed in car crash An heir to one of Britain's biggest fashion empires was speeding and more than twice the drink-drive limit when he was killed in a crash that left a taxi driver confined to a wheelchair, an inquest has heard.
05/17/2008 01:58 AMSoldiers in uniform to get cash discounts Armed Forces personnel will be encouraged to wear their uniforms in public as part of a drive to improve the relationship between the military and the general public.
05/17/2008 01:46 AMPatients recruited in fight to save surgeries Patients will be urged to help save their GP practices this weekend as fears grow that many could be forced to close under government plans for super surgeries.
05/17/2008 01:45 AMCredit crunch fails to stop our summer holidays We may be heading for a recession, but we're also heading for the beach. Neil Tweedie on a very strange downturn.
05/17/2008 01:40 AMTim Henman's father 'Brigadier' Tony wages war against eco-town planners Tim Henman's father tells Elizabeth Grice that he will not stand by and see his rural community destroyed.
05/17/2008 01:34 AMAfghan aeroplane hijacker is working at British Airways training centre Ministers have been accused of losing control of airport security after it emerged that an Afghan man who hijacked a plane eight years ago has been working at a British Airways training centre near Heathrow.
05/17/2008 01:32 AMCity worker paid less for 'not being Korean' A City worker, who claims she suffered discrimination at an investment bank because she was not Korean, is demanding £400,000 in compensation.
05/17/2008 01:30 AMBBC suicide woman 'demonised by bosses' The family of a senior BBC executive who committed suicide after she was "demonised" by management and branded a failure, have said they would consider taking legal action against the corporation.
05/17/2008 01:26 AMMissing BBC make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens' husband charged with murder The husband of award-winning television make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens was last night charged with her murder .
05/17/2008 01:17 AMConkers are cracking as virus spreads A game of conkers in the playground could soon be a thing of the past because a virulent disease is wiping out horse chestnut trees.
05/17/2008 01:17 AMBaroness Thatcher tried to seduce Sir Edward Heath, claims new BBC drama Baroness Thatcher once tried to seduce Sir Edward Heath during her hunt for a Conservative seat, a new BBC drama is claiming.
05/17/2008 01:17 AMLeylandii dispute ends in light relief Giant Leylandii trees have to be lowered by 20ft after a row lasting almost a quarter of a century was settled.
05/17/2008 01:14 AMCrewe and Nantwich by-election: Not-so-solid Crewe As next week's crucial by-election looms, Toby Helm visits the former Labour stronghold to discover why voters are losing their faith
05/17/2008 01:12 AMGordon Brown could offer concessions to Labour rebels to win 42-day vote Gordon Brown is ready to offer concessions over his plans to extend detention without charge for terror suspects to 42 days in an attempt to assuage Labour rebels and avert a Commons defeat.
05/17/2008 01:12 AMHammer-blow murderer can ask for parole after judge overturns life sentence Reginald Wilson, currently serving life for slaughtering Teesside skin specialist, David Birkett, can ask the Parole Board to free him next month after a top judge overturned his "whole life" jail tariff yesterday.
05/17/2008 01:10 AMSpeed limit signs puzzle drivers Motorists were left confused when council workers erected two signs with different speed limits at the entrance to a road.
05/17/2008 01:08 AMFormer Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey breaks blackout to plead for hostages' return The former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has appealed for the release of five British hostages in Iraq who claim they have been "forgotten".
05/17/2008 01:07 AMGlasgow Rangers Uefa Cup final violence: Soldier saved my life, says riot police officer A police officer who was filmed being set upon by rioting Rangers fans has disclosed that a "Good Samaritan" among the mob had saved him from serious injury.
05/17/2008 12:46 AMEarly May hottest in 175 years; more to come The first half of May was the hottest for 175 years and, after a gloomy spell next week, temperatures should pick up again in time for the bank holiday, forecasters have said.
05/17/2008 12:38 AMHarry Potter first edition fetches no more than world's worst poetry collection He was dubbed "the world's worst poet", had rotten vegetables pelted at him during readings, but that hasn't stopped William Topaz McGonagall having the last laugh.
05/17/2008 12:31 AMWoman 'bought baby to get a council flat' A Nigerian woman bought a baby in her home country and pretended it was hers so that she could qualify for a council flat, a court has heard.
05/17/2008 12:30 AMJersey abuse case: police find more remains Police in Jersey investigating decades of alleged abuse at a former children's home have found more bones and a tooth in a cellar complex where former residents claim to have been tortured.
05/17/2008 12:28 AMCherie Blair apologises over boyfriend blunder Cherie Blair has apologised to a fellow judge after wrongly identifying him in her autobiography as a boyfriend on whom she cheated with Tony Blair.
05/17/2008 12:28 AMCherie Booth had two men before Tony Blair For 33 years, David Attwood has kept silent about his relationship with the woman whom his family expected him to marry - his childhood sweetheart Cherie Booth.
05/17/2008 12:24 AMPenalty points for drivers not wearing seat belt While 94 per cent of drivers normally wear seat belts, accident investigators found that only 65 per cent of drivers who were killed in crashes did so.
05/17/2008 12:21 AMMPs' expenses now include child care vouchers Taxpayers will have to meet the costs of MPs' child care under proposals to increase further the generosity of Parliament's controversial system of expenses.
05/17/2008 12:19 AMSoaring bills leave families just £50 a week The rising cost of living has left the average family with less than £50 to spend each week on anything other than essential household bills.
05/17/2008 12:17 AMCelebrity-spotting at the Cannes Film Festival Party-going and celeb-spotting have elbowed aside the movie business at the Cannes film festival.
05/17/2008 12:17 AM'Gazundering' returns to house market Home sellers across the country are falling victim to "gazundering? in the wake of tumbling house prices, estate agents have warned.
05/17/2008 12:17 AMAutumn Kelly was in Bob Hoskins film Peter Phillips's bride pursued an acting career as a teenager and appeared in a film directed by Bob Hoskins, it has emerged.
05/17/2008 12:13 AMParents to sue over teenager's MRSA death A family has vowed to sue the "filthy" hospital where their teenage daughter died after contracting the ''superbug'' MRSA.
05/17/2008 12:12 AMRachael Johnson will not let her brother Boris, the new Mayor of London, affect her decisions Having compared herself to Billy Carter, ex-President Jimmy Carter's ne'er-do-well brother, Rachel Johnson is determined not to let her sibling's new job keep her away from controversial subjects.
05/17/2008 01:00 AMHalf-term holidays 'cost up to 80pc more' Parents taking children abroad for a half-term holiday are paying up to 80 per cent more for than if they went during school time, new figures disclose.
05/16/2008 11:58 PMWomen celebrate 100 years of climbing Scotland's oldest mountaineering club for women will today mark its 100th anniversary by climbing one of the country's most famous peaks in costumes from throughout its century.
05/16/2008 11:58 PMBackroom deal gives MSPs rise in expenses A backroom deal has been struck to give all MSPs a large increase in their allowances despite a review recommending barely half should get the rise.
05/16/2008 11:57 PMSex shop to open yards from school gates The head teacher of a leading girls' school is campaigning to stop a sex shop opening nearby.
05/16/2008 11:42 PMBritish Airway's Willie Walsh turns down bonus Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, has turned down a £700,000 bonus because of his "disappointment" at the shambolic opening of Terminal 5.
05/16/2008 11:34 PMQueen will meet Prince Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy at Peter Phillips wedding Chelsy Davy will be introduced to the Queen for the first time at the wedding of Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly.
05/16/2008 11:19 PMTaxes and petrol prices impact new car market Drivers are shunning large, gas-guzzling cars, according to the latest sales data released.
05/16/2008 11:11 PMHospital antibiotics 'fuelling superbugs' Hospitals across the country are helping to fuel the rise of superbugs like MRSA and C Difficile by overprescribing antibiotics, a government adviser will warn next week.
05/16/2008 09:52 PMSpanish property crash hits Britons British home owners in Spain are facing massive losses following signs that the bottom has fallen out of the property market in Spain.
05/16/2008 09:27 PMRichard Dawkins failed to buy Albert Einstein superstition letter Biologist Professor Richard Dawkins has revealed he was one of the bidders who lost out in an auction for a letter by Albert Einstein.
05/16/2008 09:18 PMMissing BBC make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens' body identified Police have identified a decomposed body which was found on Thursday as that of the award-winning television make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens, 48, who went missing in January.
05/16/2008 08:02 PMAbortion debate: Gordon Brown warned that abortion limit will be cut to 22 weeks The abortion limit will almost certainly be cut to 22 weeks when Parliament votes next week, Labour whips have warned Gordon Brown.
05/16/2008 07:57 PMNigerian buys baby to qualify for council flat A "heartless? Nigerian woman bought a baby in her home country and pretended it was hers so she could qualify for a council flat in London, a court heard.
05/16/2008 07:11 PMThe right to request flexible working: good for some but not for all The news that the Government is intending to extend the right to request flexible working, as part of its popular "family friendly? policy agenda, comes as no surprise.
05/16/2008 04:17 PMPolice officer recalls Uefa Cup violence A brave police officer has told how he was kicked and stamped on by a rampaging mob of more than 20 football hooligans during the violent clashes that marred Wednesday's Uefa Cup Final in Manchester.
05/16/2008 03:57 PMVideo games cause violence, most children admit to Ofcom Most children believe that playing violent computer games does lead to aggressive behaviour, according to a survey by the broadcasting regulator.
05/16/2008 03:33 PMDambuster veterans reunite for the last time The last surviving veterans of the Second World War Dambusters raid will meet for what is expected to be the last time on Saturday night to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the mission.
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