British ex-pats living in Spain enjoy a lifestyle that is "second to none", property experts have claimed.

The UK offers the worst quality of life in all of Europe, a new study has concluded.

The menace of knife crime is not confined to cities, official figures showed today.

The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin told a court today that she considered leaving her husband after he had an affair.

British troops seriously injured in operations are to have their compensation payments doubled as part of a new package of welfare measures to be published today.

When I went down to the enormous Islam Expo in Kensington Olympia last week one of the many things that struck me was how much wonderful Islamic fashion was on display.

A group of illegal immigrants arrived in Britain after stowing themselves aboard Army vehicles, police confirmed today.

Two British teenagers jailed in Ghana for drug smuggling were freed today after spending a year behind bars.

An interesting attempt at repositioning by Nick Clegg today. The Liberal Democratic leader is trying to shed his party's tax-raising image by promising tax cuts for low and middle income earners.

A two-year-old girl died today after suffering head injuries, police said.

A youth sobs in the dock as a jury convicts him of battering to death a woman out walking her dog.

Business confidence in some sectors is at its lowest rate for a decade, according to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.

Police-recorded crime in England and Wales fell 9% last year, but people still think it's going up, figures show.

Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat tells the BBC that £600,000 libel damages from UK newspapers "vindicates" him.

Police issue an appeal for information after a 21-year-old woman is killed in a car crash near Armagh.

Up to a million lives in Nigeria could be saved as a result of a new £50m project to tackle malaria announced today by International Development Minister, Gillian Merron.

Acas, the employment relations service, is urging small businesses to avoid the risk of facing employment tribunals by considering mediation earlier when solving workplace disputes. The advice comes off the back of new research, which revealed that most managers only

The New Local Government Network has said that today's Housing Green Paper will put local authorities back at the heart of house building for the first time in a generation. The independent think tank said that the plans rightly recognised

Responding to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on community cohesion and migration, London Councils' Chairman Councillor Merrick Cockell said:

Third Sector organisations that focus on preventing young people from committing crime or becoming involved in anti social behaviour, gun or gang crime, are set to benefit from a cash boost announced today by Minister for Children and Young People,