alMegrahi linked to Libya’s chemical weapons

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is implicated in the purchase and development of chemical weapons by Libya

Oligarchs hire peers to boost their prestige

Kirill Babayev has revealed how 'grey-headed' British peers can be paid to boost a firm’s image even if they do little significant work

Darling rebuffs Brown on budget

With just 10 days until the autumn budget statement, the PM and his chancellor are battling over tax, public services and the economy

Golden payoff for EU chiefs

Thirteen outgoing European commissioners are to receive golden goodbyes amounting to £4.5m, an average of nearly £350,000 each

Must try harder

Labour started well enough on the environment, but now its policies are half-hearted and progress is at a standstill

£3.2bn increase in funding for local councils

The Government says that it will stick to its three-year spending plans agreed in 2007 to allocate town halls £76 billion

UKIP hunter-in-chief goes for Tory jugular

Lord Pearson of Rannoch says he wants to defend Britishness and act as the conscience of the Conservative party he quit

Uganda proposes death penalty for HIV positive gays

A law that would mean those convicted of gay sex being jailed or even executed has brought protests from Britain and Canada

Former MP cleared over bar row

Helen Clark was told that her behaviour in a hotel bar in Peterborough in 2008 had been ‘shameful’ but was not criminal

Iraq invasion lacked legitimacy, inquiry told

Sir Jeremy Greenstock threatened to resign if Tony Blair gave in to US pressure, the former ambassador tells Chilcot hearing

Downing Street outmanoeuvred in Brussels

The City could face more regulation after France took the internal market and financial services job in the EU Commission

Des Browne to resign at next general election

The former Defence Secretary said that he wanted to spend more time working towards disarmament and conflict resolution

Social workers get national voice to aid recovery after Baby P scandal

Social workers have complained that a profusion of professional bodies is supposed to represent them, none very effectively

Cameron rejected UKIP pact on EU referendum

UKIP offered to disband if the Tories agreed to a referendum on the Lisbon treaty, new leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch said

Labour hoping for clear path to election

Party figures predict less internal strife than in previous campaigns - when Gordon Brown was sniping from the sidelines

Inquiry into NHS deaths after scandals

Health Secretary announces investigation to uncover the true extent of death rates across the NHS after scandals at two trusts

France foils UK to secure EU finance job

In blow to British policy, former French foreign minister handed EU's key internal market and financial services job