Comedy duo Ant and Dec have vowed to hand back a prestigious award after they found themselves at the centre of a television phone-in scandal. It emerged that singer Robbie Williams was told Ant and Dec would win a British Comedy Award weeks before a 'live' viewers' vote was carried out

Ken claims he was the victim of doughnut city, whereby London's inner core was betrayed by the Tory suburbs. But the people of Ilford and Hayes are just as much real Londoners as those of N1

Gordon Brown's authority was further undermined this afternoon when Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander defied the Prime Minister by again calling for a referendum on independence. She challenged Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond to bring forward his planned vote on independence - even though Downing Street is against it

Winter losses at the budget carrier more than tripled as economics of the airline industry are ripped up

The financial watchdog accused City firms of turning a blind eye to market abuse and called for the introduction of plea bargaining to bolster its fight against insider trading.

Controversial radio presenter James Whale has been sacked for urging his Talksport listeners to vote for new London Mayor Boris Johnson. There are clear rules forbidding broadcasters from election bias - and although the Ofcom investigation is yet to finish, Talksport mounted its own inquiry and dismissed the veteran presenter