BBC ordered to rein in commercial arm

Sir Michael Lyons, chairman of the BBC Trust, said Worldwide would be banned from all but exceptional acquisitions

IN FULL: Sir John Chilcot's opening statement

Iraq Inquiry opens with statement setting out the timetable and objectives of long-awaited study of the war and its causes

TIMELINE: how the Iraq war unfolded

After seven years of dossiers, protests and war, critics of the Government hope their questions may finally be answered

UK taxpayers sink a further £5.7bn into Lloyds

British households will fork out £228 each to help the bank raise £13.5bn through the world's biggest ever rights issue

David Frost honoured for his career at Emmys

Political broadcaster Sir David Frost led the charge of British winners at the International Emmy awards in New York

Tories to scrap Hips if they win election

Grant Shapps, the Shadow Housing Minister, has pledged to scrap home information packs to help the housing market recover

Britain tries to stop France taking key EU job

Gordon Brown was criticised for securing Baroness Ashton as foreign chief when he should have been aiming for an economic role

Ofsted accused of feeding public fears

Town hall chiefs accuse 'self-serving' inspectorate of being concerned with protecting its reputation and focusing on process

Tories to offer cash incentives for recycling

George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor, will try to develop the theme of a recovery as the party adopts a more optimistic tone

Susan Boyle lets her voice do the talking

The classical singer must hope that she knows how to pilot the unpredictable, and unforgiving, rollercoaster she is now on

How to give the public a louder voice

The aim of the Rebuilding the House report is to increase the ability of the public to raise issues within the Government

Business as usual for flood refugees

Reflecting the stoicism of the land, business owners in Cockermouth have recreated Main Street in an empty Jobcentre Plus

Wigan: players' refund offer is just wrong

Anyone who has suffered and shivered on a wet Wednesday in Grimbsy know football is often ugly, painful and deeply unhappy

‘The Edinburgh Fringe just can’t be beaten’

The Scottish capital boasts the biggest and the best arts festivals injecting more than £180 million into the econony

English Heritage seeks Darwin’s lost notes

Thoughts and sketches from Galapagos that disappeared in the 1980s are the missing link as Darwin's documents go online

Three in four young black men on database

Report by the Human Genetics Commission will raise concerns that black people are disproportionately targeted by police

Q&A: DNA database

What exactly is the DNA database? Read this Times concise guide to find out the background about the controversial project

The startling figures that don’t add up

The Human Genetics Commission report says that more than three quarters of young black men are on the national database

Glowering Gordon gives way to dancing Dave

David Cameron makes a hit with the businessmen and women at the CBI conference. He's their kind of chap

Technology must carry the public's support

Arresting a suspect just to increase the number of DNA profiles would cast doubt on the professionalism of the police