Disgraced News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman was paid £90,000 more than what a company lawyer had proposed when he was sacked for phone hacking, MPs heard ... more
MPs must not shy away from debating the restoration of the death penalty if a groundswell of voters backs a petition demanding it, the Commons leader has said... more
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke's plans to limit the use of remand and reform sentences put cost-cutting before public protection, Labour has said... more
Prime Minister declares war on the Supreme Court over its decision to let sex offenders appeal against being kept on a police register for life... more
Ken Clarke faces a Tory rebellion as he vowed to end “American-style” sentencing policies that have sent the prison population to record levels... more
There is dismay at Westminster that Twinings, the quintessentially English tea brand that is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, is relocating much of its production to Poland... more
Up to 2,000 of London’s historic buildings have been saved from destruction since 1991 — but the recession threatens to create a surge of new properties at risk... more
Cheaper petrol, mortgages and cars for Indians is the last thing the architects of last month's terrorist invasion of Mumbai would have had in mind... more
The BBC has come under fire over plans to axe TV business show The Money Programme as a regular series, just as Britain sinks into economic crisis.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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