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Games' Legacy minister 'is failing to make voice heard'

09.11.09
As minister for Olympic legacy, Shahid Malik's onerous task is to help deliver the jobs, homes and regeneration the Government promised as a benefit to Londoners of hosting the 2012 Games... more

MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

Government defends GPs on £300,000 a year

04.08.09
Government defend GP earnings after an investigation found some were taking home more than £300,000 a year... more

Malik Minister faces new probe over £1,015 council tax claim

23.06.09
Embattled minister Shahid Malik faces fresh allegations that he claimed more than £1,000 too much for council tax on his second home... more

New expenses charges 'would not change' decision to clear Malik

12.06.09
Sleazebuster Sir Philip Mawer has said fresh allegations against Shahid Malik would not have altered his decision to clear him of wrongdoing... more

MPs whose expenses might interest the police

18.05.09
MPs whose expenses might interest the police include...... more

Massage chair minister steps down over expenses

15.05.09
MPs expenses scandal claims its most senior scalp as Government minister steps down pending investigation... more

Key dates leading up to the trial

28.04.09
Here is a timeline of the major events leading up to the trial of the three men accused of helping the July 7 bombers... more

My book wasn’t meant to be an assassination of Brian Clough

19.03.09
Writer of the moment David Peace should be celebrating after last night’s premiere of The Damned United, based on his controversial novel about the legendary manager. Instead, he tells us, he’s still trying to clear his name... more

Jailed Labour peer to walk free after winning appeal over M-way texting

12.03.09
Labour peer Lord Ahmed has won his appeal against a 12-week sentence for sending and receiving text messages shortly before a fatal motorway accident... more

Texting peer in death crash is jailed for danger driving

25.02.09
Labour peer Lord Ahmed was jailed for 12 weeks for sending and receiving text messages shortly before a motorway accident left a man dead... more

Shannon Matthews's mother gets eight years

23.01.09
The mother of Shannon Matthews has been jailed for eight years for the schoolgirl’s kidnap... more

Shannon's lying mother faces jail for kidnap

04.12.08
The mother of Shannon Matthews is facing a long jail term for orchestrating the kidnap and imprisonment of her daughter... more

Shannon's mother cries again as she denies lying

28.11.08
The mother of Shannon Matthews denied telling "blatant lies" as she resumed giving evidence at her trial... more

Shannon's 'kidnapper': I was scared of her mother

25.11.08
The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews for 24 days told how he had feared the schoolgirl's mother... more

Prison attack halts Shannon trial for a day

17.11.08
The Shannon Matthews trial was halted today so that the man accused of holding her prisoner could be treated for the injuries he received in prison... more

'Like your ringtone' - Karen Matthew's only comment after police found her daughter

13.11.08
Shannon Matthew's mother only comment to police after being told her missing daughter had been found was to remark on the mobile ringtone of one of the police officers... more

Mother 'drugged Shannon and tied her to a roof beam'

12.11.08
The mother of Shannon Matthews kept her daughter tied and drugged in hiding to claim a £50,000 reward for her safe return, a court heard... more

Terror boy gets two years for storing files

19.09.08
Britain's youngest terrorist was sentenced to two years detention at the Old Bailey for storing plans of death and destruction in his bedroom... more

'Review mega-mosque in wake of bomb trial'

09.09.08
Ministers should review plans to build a "mega-mosque" in the East End in the wake of the airline bomb plot trial, the Tories urged... more

Shannon's mother faces kidnap charge

05.09.08
The mother of Shannon Matthews has been accused of taking part in the nine-year-old's abduction and false imprisonment... more

Convicted: Britain's youngest terrorist

18.08.08
A terrorist recruited when he was 15 became the youngest to be convicted in Britain after a guide to making napalm and other explosives was found at his home... more

Muslims feel like Jews of Europe, says minister

04.07.08
A minister has warned that many British Muslims feel "like the Jews of Europe"... more

Our greed, not Gordon, has got us in this mess

02.06.08
The country hasn' t changed much in the three weeks I've been away from Britain. But the newspapers seem to have been admitted to intensive care, suffering from a collapse of the nervous system... more

Blood and guts tactics to stem teen stabbings

29.05.08
This graphic image is from shocking footage being posted on the internet and sent to mobile phones to stop teenagers using knives... more

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