The Queen, Barack Obama and Arsenal and Chelsea football clubs write to a 16-year-old refugee from Afghanistan living in London to wish her good luck in her exams... more
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more
A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more
Few people outside their own families have heard of Siobhain McDonagh, Joan Ryan or Barry Gardiner. So what does the Prime Minister have to fear from a handful of backbenchers with the collective clout of a wet flannel? More than Gordon Brown's spin doctors would have you believe... 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