Police community support officer is under investigation after allegedly turning on a group of youths who are said to have bombarded him with insults when he was on foot patrol in east London... more
Home Secretary Theresa May accused of ignoring bias concerns over Britain’s extradition arrangements as she announces that a review will not be completed until the end of next summer... more
Labour tensions over talks with the Liberal Democrats spread to the Cabinet today when it emerged that Health Secretary Andy Burnham warned it could create a backlash... more
How very different yesterday’s Pre-Budget Report was from Alistair Darling’s first as Chancellor in October 2007, when he proudly boasted that Britain is “the fastest growing advanced major economy in the world”... more
Should Gary McKinnon be extradited?” is the question we are all invited to consider. The only conclusion to be reached is: “no”. But what we think doesn’t have much bearing on the matter, does it? ... more
Airline pilots will refuse to take part in the national identity card scheme when trials begin at London City and Manchester airports this autumn... more
Gordon Brown took a fresh battering as Labour MPs said he was “doomed” and former cabinet minister Charles Clarke said he was ashamed to be in the party... more
Former home secretary David Blunkett urged Gordon Brown to make yet another U-turn today by calling on the Government to dump its £5 billion ID cards... more
Lollipop men and ladies in London are to have spy cameras fitted in their sticks in a move which will reignite the debate about the spread of a "surveillance society"... more
From a cheap-and-cheerful curry house adored by the Lib-Dems to a "1970s-style" Italian restaurant that has become a Tory stronghold, the favoured establishments of London's politicos are revealed ... more
The Bank of England was in turmoil after the resignation of Sir John Gieve, the deputy accused of neglecting his duties during the collapse of Northern Rock... more
Joanna Trollope has left her publisher of many years, Bloomsbury. It's reported that Trollope felt that the firm has become so preoccupied with its great money-maker, JK Rowling, that it has neglected its bread and butter authors and lost its way... more
Forget the Commons - London's finest restaurants are where all of the real political scheming takes place, as former Labour minister Gerald Kaufman reveals.... 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
Morning:
8°c
