Brown confronted by grieving mother

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

Barclays restores dividend as profits triple

UK's second largest lender, which has refused taxpayers' bailout funds, see profits grow on strong investment banking

BBC chief says top stars can be risqué

The Director-General said that the broadcaster was prepared to stand by controversial decisions despite recurring complaints

Tissue grown to reverse genital damage

Scientists have replaced the erectile tissue of rabbits restoring sexual function and allowing them to father offspring

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

Pregnant woman flees social workers

Nurse laid to rest 30 years after death

Helen Smith remains have been held in a mortuary since 1979 when she died in a mysterious plunge from a balcony in Saudi Arabia

Brown apologises for condolence error

Transcript emerges of telephone exchange between Jacqui Janes and the Prime Minister, who was mortified by his error

Clock puts Manningtree in troubled times

A Rotary Club member in the Essex town hopes that the clock with its numbers in the wrong order will attract tourists

Merkel relives moment a nation found its courage

German Chancellor personalised the festivities, shifting the focus into a celebration of the East German people

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

Energy shortfalls are a danger in ten years

The need to invest in energy has been obvious for 30 years but the Government seems to have been caught by surprise

Spain’s wind turbines supply half its power

The investment in renewable energy is paying off as wind energy hits a high of 53 per cent of the country’s power supply

Britain to train 10,000 more Afghan troops

Accelerated recruitment plan in Helmand prompts security fears after an Afghan policeman killed five British soldiers

Cyber stalker waged hate campaign on teenager

Man is given a lifelong restraining order after terrorising a student he met briefly in a Manchester nightclub

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

Angry angler chains himself to rails over cull

A swimming club that shares a lake with anglers in Bristol wanted a cull of most of the fish leading to a stand-off