Palace of Westminster officials want iron railings more than three metres high around Parliament in a bid to stop protesters climbing on the roof... more
An emergency session of Parliament will be held today to discuss the rioting and looting which has caused devastation across England and left three men who attempted to protect their community from the violence dead... more
Interview: Yvette Cooper claims Boris Johnson has made it harder for the Met to get to the bottom of phone hacking as she balances the pressures of parliament with motherhood... more
If you grew up, as I did, in the northern industrial heartlands, you certainly got the best of the culture wars the last time strikes divided the nation... more
Experts are to unveil recommendations on the Government's plans for the NHS after Nick Clegg claimed victory for the Liberal Democrats in the spat over the reforms... more
The law on injunctions has been thrown into turmoil after Ryan Giggs was named as the married footballer at the centre of a controversial privacy case... more
An excessive amount of gagging orders have been given to celebrities trying to hide details of their affairs, the country's top judges have admitted... more
As he puts the finishing touches to his "Budget for Growth", Chancellor George Osborne should ponder the damage being done by one of the Coalition's biggest self-inflicted wounds so far... more
Prime Minister declares war on the Supreme Court over its decision to let sex offenders appeal against being kept on a police register for life... more