The Government is expected to outlaw 'unfair' bin fines for households in its waste review but the frequency of bin collections is not expected to go up... more
London is set to escape a hosepipe ban this summer despite the drought hitting Britain but plans for hundreds of thousands of new homes could be delayed... more
Chancellor George Osborne swings the axe at 350 staff in his Treasury fiefdom as ministers begin the brutal task of completing the public spending round ... more
Senior Tory Caroline Spelman is set to keep her shadow cabinet job after a report into the "Nannygate" affair found her guilty only of inadvertent breaches of Commons rules... more
Tory chairman Caroline Spelman will not be sacked from the shadow cabinet after a long-awaited inquiry into the "nannygate" affair cleared her of serious wrongdoing, party sources say... more
George Osborne is cutting down on his extra job as "unofficial party chairman" after concern that his performance as shadow chancellor is suffering... more
Two high-flying Tory women MPs are expected to be drafted into the shadow cabinet as David Cameron bids to build on his "feminist" credentials and sharpens up his team to face Gordon Brown... more
Conservative Party chairman Caroline Spelman's woes appeared to deepen with claims that her own secretary first raised concerns about her parliamentary expenses... more
I think the managing editor of this paper would take a dim view if I tried to claim childcare on expenses but then he wouldn't be very happy if I stung him for half of John Lewis's kitchen department either.... 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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