'Danger of confict' over MPs' expenses body

Lord Chief Justice says it is imperative that responsibility for governance of Parliament should remain with Parliament

Dannatt urges rethink on Afghan resources

As Washington notes disquiet over deaths, the Chief of the General Staff says the time has come to reassess Britain’s role

Bob Ainsworth's moustache: a fuzz about nothing?

It seems that the Defence Secretary’s moustache is under attack. But the look worked for Kitchener, Dali and Selleck

Little Johnnie disrobes and bares his soul

The new Commons Speaker took his one-man show on the road to explain the workings of Parliament to pupils in south London

Work experience student meets Gordon Brown

Venezuelan woman with interest in politics expected to have to do photocopying, but was invited to meet the Prime MInister

Questions for ex-Editor over phone-tapping

Andy Coulson, David Cameron's media director, faces new allegations about his time at the helm of the News of the World

What will we do when the money is used up?

An Alzheimer's sufferer's daughter faces the dilemma of moving her mother to a new home when cash from house sale dries up

Fund to keep the dying at home ‘lost in NHS’

The £286m promised by the Government for the care of the terminally-ill is not reaching those who are best able to help

Brown took cheap option despite plea

When Gordon Brown was presented with four options on how best to boost the British campaign in Helmand, he chose the cheapest

Anger at PM's 'cheap option' for troops

News that Gordon Brown ignored Army's recommendations for Helmand prompts anger as eight bodies flown home

BBC chiefs accuse minister of 'personal attacks'

Battle over BBC's future descended into a slanging match with top executives claiming Culture Secretary has a closed mind

Helicopter crash kills six

US military announces that two more Marines died in hostile engagement as a Chinook goes down carrying contractors

Boris Johnson: £250,000 wage is 'chicken feed'

Mayor of London insisted it was 'wholly reasonable' for him to write newspaper columns because he did them very fast'

Cometh the hour, cometh the Jobsworth

I cannot believe that Bob Ainsworth is the Defence Secretary. How did this man, stodgy as porridge, get the top job?

Assets seized in strategy for organised crime

Home Office outlines new approach to organised crime as report says that some forces have failed to address problem

Abuse video shown at Iraq troops inquiry

British soldier is shown screaming at detainees as one Iraqi claims that he was forced to 'dance like Michael Jackson' by troops

Sheridans deny perjury over sex club trial

Tommy Sheridan, co-leader of Solidarity party, denies telling 15 lies in his £200,000 libel action against News of World

Britain is ‘soft touch for people smuggling’

Home Office report shows that demand for prostitution and absence of ID cards make UK a favoured target for traffickers

Army asked for 2,000 troops. Government sent 700

Gordon Brown rejected military chiefs' recommendation despite being told that Afghanistan mission could be jeopardised