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Four in court over expense claims
Three MPs and a peer all say they will plead not guilty to charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

Politics Weekly: Mentioning the unmentionables

There are exactly eight weeks to go before 6 May ? the probable date of the general election. As polling day approaches, hardy perennial issues such as the economy, crime and ed...

Tories vow to put details of public spending over £25,000 online

? Conservatives publish document based on technology manifesto Barack Obama used in his presidential campaign, which paved the way for a 'right to data policy' in the US
? The C...

Egg boss jailed for 'free range' fraud

? Supermarket customers duped in two-year, £3m scam
? Lawyer claims client is far from industry's only bad egg

A Midlands businessman was jailed for three years today after admit...

Three Labour MPs plead not guilty to MPs' expenses charges

David Chaytor, Jim Devine and Elliot Morley appear in dock

Three Labour MPs accused of expenses fraud said they would plead not guilty when they appeared in court today.

Elliot Mo...

Man, 64, dies after 'youth abuse'
A 64-year-old man with learning difficulties dies outside his Greater Manchester home after suffering years of abuse from youths.

British journalist freed by Hamas leaves Gaza

Paul Martin enters Israel following his release from captivity four weeks after arrest in spying case

A British journalist held by Hamas for nearly four weeks on suspicion of spy...

Husband accused of wife's murder
A man appears in court charged with murdering his first wife and trying to kill his second as part of a plot to make money.

High-speed rail plans announced
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.

UK giving US control of Musa Qala
UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops, the defence secretary says.

Man jailed for organic egg scam
A businessman is jailed for masterminding a scam which saw tens of millions of battery hen eggs sold as free-range or organic.

Darling urged to introduce second stimulus in budget

Leftwing MPs, trade unionists, and economists call for further investment to nurse economy back to health

Alistair Darling was today urged to use his impending budget to introduc...

Jenny Jones calls for better London road safety

The name of the young cyclist who died near Guy's hospital on Tuesday has been released:

Friends of a medical student who was crushed to death in a collision with a tipper truck ...

Two MPs must repay £1,500 in expenses

Watchdog says couple claimed money from the second home allowance to which they were not entitled because their central London property had in effect become their main home

The L...

Hamas releases British journalist
Hamas releases a British journalist, Paul Martin, accused of spying and jailed for nearly a month in the Gaza Strip.

Underground to axe up to 800 jobs
London Underground (LU) is to axe up to 800 jobs under plans to make savings of £16m a year, the company has announced.

Ferguson issues Rooney challenge
Sir Alex Ferguson challenges Wayne Rooney to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo's 42-goal season for Manchester United.

Up... and up
Are we really ready to let go of the education balloons?

Gomp/arts
Keeping up with the theatrical Joneses at the National Theatre of Wales

No school place for those who lie about address

Schools adjudicator clamps down on parents who deceive to get their children into the best state schools
? Datablog: get the data behind this story

Parents caught lying to the aut...