As a straight A-grade student at the prestigious Latymer School in north London, Jerome Castrillo appeared to have all the right credentials for a career in any field he chose.

Police are investigating a suspected fire bomb near the home of a man whose details were on a list of BNP members published on the internet.

Democrats seeking magic 60-seat majority that could help shape Barack Obama's presidency

Colleagues of murdered journalist 'appalled' by judges refusal to hold case in public

Charity worker jailed for 20 years after judge finds children's home was used as 'camouflage' by Britons

Rural support could win Ahmadinejad second term, despite his many critics

Clearstream affair' scandal is tangled web of spying and political manoeuvres at heart of French government

Hitler did in fact have only one ball, the Sun claimed in an exclusive yesterday. Stuart Jeffries looks at the evidence

25bn bail-out from US congress for carmakers looks unlikely after industry shares tumbled

He had a habit of borrowing the dominion's navy and army for war, without telling its prime minister

Born to a poor immigrant Muslim family, France's justice minister has had an astonishing political ascent, appearing in glamorous magazine shoots and holidaying with the Sarkozys. But now pregnant with a child whose father she refuses to name, and facing

Number of Poles and other Eastern Europeans coming to work in Britain falls 36% this year

David Milliband says UK commanded fleet would 'disrupt and tackle the scourge of piracy'

Outgoing George Bush set to leave his mark by removing at least ten major environmental safeguards

List reveals county to be unexpected heartland of far right with membership of 380, 80 of whom live in the city

Three more ships taken in a day as Saudi Arabians negotiate for return of Sirius Star

A cabin attendant, and qualified commercial pilot, flies plane to safety after co-pilot suffers breakdown

Simon Hoggart: Some might have thought that Gordon Brown could be about to take a hint from John Sergeant's shock decision

Libby Brooks: The new child benefit rules make a mockery of Labour's rhetoric on choice and hurt those who most need support

Michael White: What has often been overlooked is that John Sergeant was a comic actor before he was ever a political journalist