A DRINK-driver who killed a woman when she ploughed into her vehicle at high speed while she was using a mobile phone was jailed today for six years.

DAVID Davis claimed victory in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election today â€" but on a lower turnout and by fewer votes than at the last general election.

GORDON Brown, the Prime Minister, has been trying to boost his online image, fielding video questions from YouTube viewers.

A "RAINBOW alliance" of Labour, Liberal Democrat and independent councillors is to run Highland Council after the previous ruling independent-SNP coalition collapsed

GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, 78, could be released from prison as early as Valentine's Day, it was claimed yesterday.

KATE and Gerry McCann yesterday welcomed European Parliament backing for an EU-wide missing-child alert system.

THE polls have closed in the by-election for Haltemprice and Howden, the contest which was triggered by shadow home secretary David Davis' resignation last month.

NEW court reforms intended to bring about speedier and more effective justice are not being used as much as had been expected, a senior lawyer said yesterday.

THEY may be old and virtually useless, but they are among the most iconic items of modern times and will be forever identified with the former wearer.

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of two French students arrested a man last night after an appeal for information on his whereabouts.

THERE was a dramatic twist yesterday in motorsport boss Max Mosley's privacy action against the News of the World over what it called a "sick Nazi orgy", when its

NINE British troops were injured in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan, it emerged last night.

SIX people died yesterday when a car and a lorry collided head-on. The victims were all in the car, which crashed near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire in the early hours.

THE launch of the new iPhone has been hit with supply problems, with one retailer warning it had received only limited numbers of the gadget.

WENDY Alexander could have avoided suspension from the Scottish Parliament â€" and her subsequent downfall as Labour Party leader â€" had she sought advice from the standards cler

THE spread of CCTV cameras across our towns and cities may have created the illusion that we are all safer. But are we really?

GORDON Brown yesterday warned that "time is short" for the international community to agree tough sanctions on Zimbabwe and avert a humanitarian crisis.

CHAT-UP lines are getting shorter because women are now rating prospective dates on the strength of their texting, a new study claims.

GORDON Brown, the Prime Minister, yesterday made a play for Catholic voters in the Glasgow East by-election by postponing a decision on new embryo laws.