Anger as al-Megrahi defies three-month prognosis

Familes of US victims of Lockerbie bomber renew attacks on Scottish government as freed bomber lives on

Supermarkets make you buy what you don’t need

The thinking behind a price war is to try to persuade customers to part with cash for something they didn’t go in to buy

A bruising experience for Ofsted

Opposition MPs are considering if the regulator should be stripped of its role and an independent inspectorate established

Soldier accused of leading anti-war demo

A soldier who is charged with desertion now faces more charges carrying a maximum ten-year prison sentence

Cut ministers by a third, urges Sir John Major

The former Conservative Prime Minister says that ministers should be able to speak in both the Commons and House of Lords

Mother Jacqui Janes accepts PM's apology

Having accused Mr Brown of being 'disrespectful' over the death of her soldier son, Mrs Janes said that he seemed humbled

How did the mountain bird get its 'singing wings?'

Solution found to mystery stumping scientists since Darwin's time

Post-Modernism children's stories take prizes

Story-telling for children has taken a new direction and been praised by a former Poet Laureate at the Roald Dahl Funny Prize

How ITV makes sure the price is right

Broadcaster bound by complex rules for selling adverts but uses a series of tricks to ensure the maximum possible revenue

Race hate murderer celebrated killing

Christopher Miller, who was caught on CCTV celebrating his knife murder of Indian naval officer Kunal Mohanty, has been jailed for life

Dentist wined and dined at taxpayers’ expense

First Minister accused of using public funds to take his dentist to dinner and Runrig concert

Police to handle minor charges, says CPS

The Crown Prosecution Service is turning the clock back under proposals for police to handle offences to be tried by magistrates

The big four are at full strength

It is the first time since the credit crunch struck last autumn that the major retailers are back to their optimum levels

Few laughs left in children’s books

Funny books rarely win prizes in the lucrative world of children’s literature, but the young respond best to humour

Poppy cash theft couple are caught on camera

Police have released closed-circuit television images of a couple stealing a collection tin and putting it in a pram

Britain at risk from neo-Nazi 'lone wolves'

The country's leading anti-terrorism officer says more resources are being targeted against right-wing extremists acting alone

Lottery winners thought call meant redundancy

The 'Magnificent Seven' syndicate of Hewlett & Packard workers tell of their plans to spend their good fortune