Shaun Russell, the father of Josie Russell, who survived a frenzied hammer attack in which her sister and mother were killed, is suing News International over alleged phone hacking by the News of the World... more
More than 100 celebrities, TV stars and politicians will be able to apply for public funding to help them take part in the official phone-hacking inquiry... more
BBC business editor Robert Peston denies being a News International 'patsy' after Labour MPs claimed some of his reports were apparently favourable to the company
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David Cameron urges the Crown Prince of Bahrain to embrace 'reform rather than repression' in response to pro-democracy protests in the Gulf state... more
Ministers were accused of double standards after policy chief Oliver Letwin apparently said the Government did not want more ordinary people taking cheap holidays abroad
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Andy Burnham 'within touching distance' of formally joining the Labour leadership race as he and fellow outsiders made a last-ditch bid to persuade enough MPs to get them on the ballot... more
Dozens of new ministers are streaming into Whitehall, most of them there for the first time. Here are my tips for surviving junior ministerial life... more
David Cameron faced demands to suspend donations from Tory backer Lord Ashcroft as election watchdogs began an inquiry into the legality of his gifts to the party... more
Commons Speaker Michael Martin may be pressed to take early retirement at the next election in the wake of the Damian Green affair, the Standard has learned.... more
The son of late News At Ten presenter Carol Barnes narrowly avoided jail after assaulting three female police officers and a bouncer at a bar during a drunken night out .... more
Tributes were being paid last night to television newsreader Carol Barnes, who died yesterday less than a week after she collapsed at her home in Brighton. The 63-year-old was admitted to the Royal Sussex Hospital following a severe stroke and never regained consciousness... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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