Millions of consumers' hopes of reclaiming unauthorised overdraft charges were dashed today when the banks won a surprise victory in the Supreme Court.

A multi-millionaire rabbi who enjoyed cocaine-fuelled parties with prostitutes wept today as he was cleared of dealing drugs.

In 1598 Sir John Peyton, the Lieutenant of the Tower of London, declared that some of the Yeoman Warders tasked with guarding prisoners and looking after the crown jewels were "given to drunckeness [sic], disorders and quarrels". If he were

A top High Street chain was fined a record £400,000 for fire safety breaches today after a devastating blaze turned one of their Oxford Street branches into a potential death trap.

Protestors who complained that they were beaten and unlawfully restrained by the police during the G20 demonstrations have won a judicial review of the tactics used by the officers during the event.

The countdown has begun - it's exactly a month to go until Christmas. Which means travel - excluding venturing out to visit family - is usually ruled out until the New Year. But it's nice to have something to look

Group B outsider Robin Soderling is within sight of a place in the Barclays ATP World Tour semi-finals after following up his victory over Rafael Nadal with a 7-6 (7/5) 6-1 defeat of defending champion Novak Djokovic at London's O2

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Avram Grant is the clear favourite to succeed the sacked Paul Hart as Portsmouth manager.

Car giant General Motors firmed up plans today to cut 9,000 jobs across Europe, saying that up to 60 per cent will be in Germany.

UEFA have vowed to take stiff action against anyone found guilty of match-fixing after naming five clubs involved in suspect fixtures today.

BMW has shown the first official pictures of the next 5 Series, one of the most eagerly-awaited models slated for launch in 2010. The new car represents the sixth generation of the Bavarian company's highly successful medium-large saloon, which first

Former royal aide Jane Andrews was found in a hotel with her family early today after spending two days on the run from an open prison, reports said.

General Motors (GM) has announced that its proposed sale of the Swedish car-maker Saab to Koenigsegg Group AB has been terminated by Koenigsegg. GM's President and CEO, Fritz Henderson, expressed his disappointment at the decision and said "Given the sudden

Andy Murray is determined to start taking advantage of his fast starts after admitting he is letting his rivals back into matches.

A teenage girl was kidnapped and subjected to a "horrific" sexual attack, police said today.

Rafael Benitez has confirmed Liverpool will prioritise their bid to make a swift return to the Champions League over a tilt for Europa League glory.

Brazilian defender Fabio Aurelio maintains Liverpool's stars must shoulder the blame for the club's humiliating exit from the Champions League.

Iraq was not "top of the list" of the countries causing concern about weapons of mass destruction prior to the invasion of 2003, the official inquiry into the war was told today.