Airport delays as bomb scare heightens security

Flights to and from the US were held up as thousands of passengers at UK airports face being subjected to extra screening

Nobody came close to Joanna Lumley

The truth was that no obvious candidates presented themselves in the fields of endeavour until the actress was mentioned

Companies still cautious on new year recovery

Two thirds of businesses plan to cut or freeze wages, while one in five will cut benefits such as bonuses or gym memberships

We should never have written off al-Qaeda

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s alleged suicide bomb attempt shows that, despite our lowered threat level, al-Qaeda never went away

Dangerous subjects are now safe to laugh about

Stand-up comedy has exploded on to stages on both sides of the Atlantic but it’s just part of the ebb and flow of life

Liberal Democrats snub Cameron's approach

Lord Oakeshott said the Tory leader’s suggestion that there was 'a lot less disagreement than there used to be' was false

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Delays as airport security tightened

Passengers face long delays and greater restrictions over holidays as airlines immediately put tighter restrictions in place

Airline bomber was barred from Britain

Former student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who allegedly attempted to blow up US jet, had UK visa request refused in May

Bargains attract record numbers

A record 12m shoppers hit the Boxing Day sales, up 15% from 2008, because more shops opened their doors on a Saturday

Private school pay rises 'will shock' parents

At a time of rising fees, the earnings of more than a dozen private school 'super-heads' have risen above £150,000 a year

Shoppers stymied by skeleton rail service

Politicians and passenger groups attack rail chiefs for providing only 30% of a normal bank holiday service on Boxing Day

Emergency security ‘pat-downs’ create chaos

Security measures ordered by the US government within hours of a Nigerian man’s arrest led to chaos at British airports

Study shows hung parliament most likely result

In a boost to Gordon Brown a new survey shows Labour's vote is hardening, increasing the prospect of a hung parliament

Missing Briton’s family beg Swiss to step up hunt

The family of Myles Robinson, missing since last week, say a lack of manpower is holding back local police in their search

UN envoy's plea over death-row Briton ignored

China fails to justify decision to kill a mentally ill Briton caught smuggling drugs despite query from UN human rights envoy

Cabinet split over Brown’s ‘class war’

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Jack Straw became the latest senior minister to question the PM’s election strategy