Spanish police officers arrested in Gibraltar

The officers were arrested after a high-speed pursuit of alleged drug smugglers took them into British waters off the colony

Inquiry to ask whether banks are too big to fail

Treasury Select Committee will investigate whether lenders should be forced to ring-fence riskier parts of their business

Humphrys gets his coffee with a human touch

The Today presenter was unruffled as Rosie Millard revealed that his coffee was accidentally served with her breast milk

City is in my blood, Cameron tells bankers

The Tory leader tried to woo top bankers while assuring Middle England he would not give the hated profession too easy a time

BBC gives in to anti-war lobby on Question Time

Question Time is to have six panellists as Lord Ashdown is added to pad out those critical of Government’s Afghan policy

Bankers dodging to save bonuses from tax

The terms of pay deals in the City are being changed to avoid Alistair Darling’s threatened bonus tax on bankers’ earnings

Institution at the forefront of science

Fourteen resident scientists have won Nobel Prizes and ten chemical elements have been discovered at the Royal Institution

Tale of two towns: one slated and one praised

Oneplace website found that Doncaster’s authorities were performing inadequately but rated Maidstone as excellent

'Pull out now and we’ll have to go back'

But on the day after the 100th British soldier died this year in Afghanistan, Bob Ainsworth said more lives will be lost

Storms spell disaster for starfish

More than 10,000 of the creatures died after being washed on to a beach on the North Norfolk coast during rough weather

It could be worse. In Greece it is

Britain is still awarded the top AAA rating by credit agencies. Greece was downgraded to a level that flirts above 'junk'

Chancellor warns Whitehall of ‘real cuts’

Alistair Darling will say that Britain faces an era of deep spending cuts while protecting hospitals, schools and the police

‘Brave’ border staff’s £10,000 bonus defended

Immigration minister says it is 'ridiculous' to suggest he was comparing agency staff to soldiers in Afghanistan

Hepburn letter marks end of engagement

Auctioned letter captures actress at low point after she called off marriage to Lord Hanson — a decision she came to regret

Heads ‘overclaimed £36m through funding abuse’

Bosses at London Metropolitan University knew that they were working the system to their advantage, a leaked report says

British millionaires stay silent

In Germany, a group of millionaires are demanding higher taxes for the rich. What did the wealthy here think? Not a lot

Can there be justice when there are incentives?

The trial of Philip Bowles and the Proceeds of Crime Act that froze his assets has disturbed many in the legal profession