Prayer over politics for Gordon Brown

The Prime Minister looked hollowed out with his demeanour damped down in a grey and grim hour of almost personal grief

‘Better a Labour win than an impasse’

The Shadow Business Secretary said that the public would be bewildered at a governing party unable to wield decisive power

BNP leader joins crowds at repatriation ceremony

Nick Griffin, accused of hijacking armed forces by generals, present in Wootton Bassett as six servicemen returned

UK most exposed to losing AAA credit rating

Fitch, the ratings agency, says Britain's budget deficit puts it at risk of downgrade but expects government to act

Ofsted hid crucial evidence on Baby P sacking

Documents that Sharon Shoesmith was told 'did not exist' emerged only after Freedom of Information request lodged

Most hospital 'superbug' deaths unreported

Despite improvements over MRSA and C. diff infections, 80 per cent of hospital superbugs not subject to mandatory reporting

Emotional Brown on defensive over misspelt letter

Without referring directly to the loss of his own daughter, PM said he understood well the sadness of Jacqui Janes

Brown confronted by grieving mother

Tthe Prime Minister is taken to task over equipment shortages when he rings mother of a dead soldier

Mainstream parties attack BNP's 'nasty message of hate'

Energetic John Prescott fears unsure future

As the words flowed around the room, it seemed fitting to discover that the former Labour deputy was talking about wind

Race to build 10 nuclear stations in Britain

Government announces £50 billion programme to improve energy security but is accused of reacting too late to avoid crisis

PM's words are futile, but full of meaning

There is much sympathy for Gordon Brown over the criticism aimed at him for his letter of condolence to a dead soldier's family

Every home to get new bill for carbon-neutral coal

Government seeks to raise £9.5bn over the next 20 years to reduce emissions at new coal-fired power plants

Plan to store all e-mails and texts is shelved

Public concern about the safety of communications and the potential for abuse force a delay until after the election

Hung Parliament much more likely

Populus survey shows number of voters thinking country will do well over the next year has risen from a quarter to a third

Catalogue of errors shows Brown losing touch

The Prime Minister's slap-dash letter to a grieving mother suggests a frantic pace of work and an emotional myopia

Planning rules junked for 10 new nuclear sites

Proposals for projects such as nuclear power stations and radioactive storage will bypass planning inquiries

Lord heads team to look at raising tuition fees

Lord Browne of Madingley's group will have a broad remit to analyse the challenges for higher education and students

IN DEPTH: a sensitive task

Gordon Brown has fallen foul of the official policy that Prime Minister should write to all bereaved military families

Brown 'mortified' over misspelt letter of condolence

Prime Minister pledges to continue writing messages himself despite getting name of dead serviceman wrong