Transport Secretary Philip Hammond raised predictable happy grunts from the car lobby with his plan to raise the motorway speed limit to 80mph. But might the Clarkson wannabes be behind the curve? London's example suggests so... more
The 'have-a-go-hero' who tried to stop an armed suspect at the Notting Hill Carnival says he fears he could lose his disability benefits as a result of his actions... more
A 'black widow' terrorist is suspected of being one of the two people who set off explosives in the arrivals hall at Moscow's Domodedovo airport yesterday... more
Islamic militants storm the parliament in war-torn Chechnya, seizing MPs and killing two police guards before special forces recaptured the building in a bloody shoot-out... more
At least 38 people killed and more than 102 injured when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on the Moscow Underground during morning rush-hour... more
A freezing night on the ice, an ambush in Kosovo and a terrifying encounter with the Burmese militia. Three adventurers recount their ultimate tales of derring-do... more
We are all concerned about freedom of speech and of the press. We journalists fret that libel suits are curtailing our ability to expose corruption and wrongdoing... more
The Government's ambitious plans for a green energy supply would have been necessary even without its legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third by 2020... more
Chechnya’s leader says he will personally oversee the investigation into the murder of a human rights activist — even though the victim’s colleagues accuse his security forces of being involved... more
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