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Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg says he expects Chris Huhne to return to a senior role if cleared

Cabinet reshuffle as Huhne quits

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been forced into a mini-reshuffle of their ministerial team after the dramatic resignation of Chris Huhne from the Cabinet.

New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'

New cases of cancer could rise 30% in the UK by 2030, experts have warned.

Temperatures have remained low for days across the country, and are not expected to rise until after the weekend

Widespread snow looms for weekend

Britain is lying in wait for widespread snow this weekend after another bitterly cold day in which temperatures in some places struggled to get above freezing.

Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'

A conference call between Scotland Yard and the FBI was intercepted and published by hackers, the group Anonymous has claimed.

The Cairo protests were sparked by riots at a football stadium in Port Said which left more than 70 people dead (AP)

Four die in football riot protests

Police have fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot at rock-throwing protesters in Cairo as popular anger over a deadly football riot spilled over into a second day of street violence that left at least four people dead and more than 1,500 injured nationwide.

UN Security Council meets on Syria

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, a Western diplomat has said.

TV retail expert Mary Portas will lead a project to choose 12 towns for regeneration

Towns regeneration contest launched

The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.

PM accepts White House invitation

David Cameron and Barack Obama will hold face-to-face talks on Afghanistan and the global economic crisis when the Prime Minister makes an official visit to the White House next month.

One of Royal Caribbean International's fleet, the Independence of the Seas (AP)

British passenger 'fell from liner'

A British passenger on the world's biggest cruise ship has apparently gone overboard in waters near Mexico.

Paedophile jailed over porn seizure

A paedophile who hoarded so much obscene material in his home it took a seven-tonne lorry to remove it all has been jailed.

Chris Huhne is charged and quits cabinet

Chris Huhne has been forced to quit the Cabinet after he and his ex-wife were sensationally charged with perverting the course of justice. He stood down as Energy Secretary within minutes of being charged for allegedly using Vicky Pryce's name to escape speeding points

Classic cocktail of sex and politics that made Huhne a marked man

On Tuesday night, a relaxed looking Chris Huhne laughed and chatted with journalists and officials at a drinks reception held in the canteen of his department. He showed no sign at all that he knew his career was on a knife-edge

London MP Davey joins cabinet

Man shot dead near Tube was drug gang chief

A man shot dead in daylight near a Tube station was the leader of a feared north London drugs gang Comments (16)

Jessie J joins Olympic festival stars... and don't worry about price tag!

The BBC'S biggest free festival, which is to be held in east London, today added more star acts to its already stellar line-up Comments (4)

Make room for us, Games volunteers ask London homeowners

Scouts weren't prepared for this... squatters from St Paul's

Squatters from the St Paul's protest camp have taken over central London's Scouting headquarters - and police claim they are powerless to evict them Comments (44)

England sack John Terry again

John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy for the second time in his career, a decision that was criticised by Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas

FA had no option but to give John Terry the breakfast bullet

RBS chief's �1.2m plus bonuses is 'quite low' pay, says chairman

The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland sparked anger today by claiming that million-pound pay deals at the institution are "quite low" Comments (4)

Caught out by his cross-eyes, the liar who set pants on fire during looting

A cross-eyed arsonist who set fire to an underwear shop during the London riots was captured after police recognised his distinctive appearance on CCTV footage Comments (18)

Now snow follows the big freeze

London was today braced for up to four inches of snow as bitterly cold weather continued to grip the country Comments (14)

In pictures: Cold weather grips Europe

In the grip of winter

Gallery: It's not just Londoners who are feeling the cold as you can see from these pictures

Romney's failure

Now the Republican frontrunner has horrified his party by his lack of Right-wing rigour in his attitude to the poor

Met's 700-strong dedicated riot squad

A squad of 700 riot-trained police will be on permanent stand-by to deal with possible disorder in London this summer, including during the Olympics Comments (18)

Royal Greenwich welcomes the Queen to unveil Cutty Sark's �50m restoration

The Queen will visit London's newest royal borough to unveil a spectacular �50 million refurbishment of the Cutty Sark Comments (3)

'Harry's back is against the wall'

Harry Redknapp has "lied" about his Monaco bank account and continues to lie because his "back is against the wall", a court heard today

Derailed train causes travel chaos at Euston

Tens of thousands of passengers were caught up in travel chaos after a London-bound train came off the tracks and halted services into Euston Comments (18)

'Thief' takes bolt cutter to 10 bikes... and no one stops to tackle him

A hidden camera has caught Londoners turning a blind eye to bicycle theft in broad daylight Comments (25)

Council spends �800 a day on cleaning first 'shared' road

London's first "shared space" road is costing nearly �800 every working day to clean while council bosses cut street cleansing elsewhere, it emerged today Comments (13)