Illegal downloading 'cost £1.4bn'

Illegal downloading of music, films and television programmes cost Britain 39,000 jobs and retail losses of £1.4 billion in 2008, a report has claimed.Read

Colman in court over child porn

The former head of Wales's public spending watchdog has appeared in court accused of possessing hundreds of indecent images of children.Read

Ashcroft snubs select committee

Lord Ashcroft has been accused of "terrible discourtesy" for failing to respond to an inquiry into the controversial circumstances surrounding his peerage.Read

Deaths spark 'legal high' warnings

Police investigating the deaths of two teenagers believed to have taken the legal drug mephedrone issued further warnings after a man was arrested in a separate incident.Read

Brown 'acting in union interest'

Tory leader David Cameron has accused the Prime Minister of acting not in the national interest but in the "union interest" over the BA strike.Read

Arrests over Pakistan kidnap boy

Three people have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan, it has been reported.Read

Brown admits defence spending slip

Gordon Brown is to clarify his evidence to the Iraq Inquiry after conceding that the defence budget has not risen in real terms every year under Labour, he told MPs.Read

Apology over Bulger killers comment

The Children's Commissioner said she had apologised to the mother of James Bulger following her comment about raising the age of criminal responsibility.Read

Adoption society wins gay ruling

A Catholic adoption society has won a High Court battle over legislation forcing it to consider homosexual couples as parents.Read

Arrest over 'poisoned school soup'

A kitchen porter at a prestigious public school has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning soup, the school said.Read

Good news as jobless total falls

The Government was given a pre-election boost on the jobs front when unemployment fell and there was a huge cut in the numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance.Read

BA 'rushes through strike breakers'

British Airways cabin crew leaders have called on the Government to launch an urgent investigation into the "rushing through" of 1,000 volunteer staff to help break this weekend's strike.Read

Lower drink-drive limit supported

More than 70% of motorists would support a lowering of the legal drink-drive limit, according to a new survey.Read

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.Read

Drivers back a lower drink limit

More than 70% of motorists would support a lowering of the legal drink-drive limit, according to a survey.Read

Deaths spark 'legal high' ban call

There is mounting pressure for the "legal high" drug mephedrone to be banned after it was linked to the deaths of two teenagers.Read

100,000 carbon capture jobs likely

The UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector will be able to sustain 100,000 jobs by 2030 and generate up to £6.5 billion a year, the Government has claimed.Read

Three held over 'mephedrone' deaths

Three people are being quizzed by police over the deaths of two teenagers who are believed to have taken the "legal high" mephedrone.Read

Balls pledges £23m for social work

Schools Secretary Ed Balls has pledged an extra £23 million for frontline social work as a key Government adviser raised concerns that a shortage of funding could be putting children at risk.Read

New figures to reveal jobless total

The latest unemployment figures are being published amid uncertainty over how quickly the UK job market can recover from the recession.Read

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