THE row over MPs "secret" expenses may not be resolved for months because of a backlog at the High Court.

ITALY yesterday ordered a recall of mozzarella cheese potentially contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin.

A UK expert on climate change says he believes humanity has the technological power to tackle global warming.

THE BBC switchboard was said to be in "meltdown" yesterday after a newsreader collapsed in a fit of giggles in the middle of a bulletin.

THE proportion of money set aside by UK households last year slumped to its lowest level since 1959, official figures show.

A BURGLAR who triggered a major security alert when he tricked his way into the back offices of Downing Street â€" using only his girlfriend's Lithuanian ID card â€" has narro

A CRISPS manufacturer has withdrawn a television advert that shows the top of a bus being sliced off, after dozens of complaints from Scottish viewers.

JUSTICE Secretary Jack Straw was forced to announce changes to a "get out of jail early" scheme last night after revelations that a terrorist had benefited from the c

GORDON BROWN yesterday urged Scotland to dismiss the nationalist agenda to ensure it plays a major role in the 21st century.

IRAQI militants have been given an extended deadline to surrender their weapons in a bid by Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, to re-establish control after days of

A BT customer who tried to sue the company over charges levied on customers who do not pay by direct debit has lost her case.

THE length of time that people are homeless while councils find them accommodation has trebled in recent years, according to a new report.

COUNCIL services are being returned to the worst days of the Thatcherite squeezes of the 1980s because of cuts by the SNP government, Andy Kerr, Labour's local government

GORDON Brown was last night accused of scaremongering after he warned the SNP would sabotage Scotland's future through inward-looking parochialism.

AS SHE officially opened Terminal Five two weeks ago, the Queen predicted millions of travellers would appreciate the "thought and care" that went into its design.

A FAILED Russian asylum seeker yesterday lost a legal battle against her dead lover's sister for a share of his estate.

DOZENS of flights have been cancelled at Heathrow airport's beleaguered fifth terminal today as British Airways struggles to solve problems which reduced its opening to sh

THEIRS has been a torrid affair, blighted by jealousy, adultery and infanticide, all played out under intense public scrutiny.

ANNUAL house-price growth across the UK fell to its lowest level for 12 years in March, as prices dropped for the fifth successive month.

JOSIE Russell, who survived a horrific hammer attack 12 years ago that killed her mother and sister, has spoken on the eve of her 21st birthday out about her ordeal.