Levy on electricity to pay for carbon capture

Government seeks to raise £9.5bn over the next 20 years to reduce emissions at new coal-fired power plants

Ten nuclear stations to be built in Britain

Government announces £50 billion programme to improve energy security but is accused of reacting too late to avoid crisis

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

Brown apologises for condolence letter error

Jacqui Janes is telephoned by the Prime Minister, who said that he was mortified by the mistake in his handwritten letter

Inquiry into the death of Iraqi Baha Musa

A former soldier described how he watched two comrades kick and punch a handcuffed Iraqi prisoner minutes before he died

Charity still thriving despite credit crunch

A report finds that while many people are not quite as rich as they used to they are still donating, increasingly closer to home

PM's words are futile, but full of meaning

There is much sympathy for Gordon Brown over the criticism aimed at him for his letter of condolence to a dead soldier's family

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

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

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

Anger over delay in university fees decision

Universities hope for a substantial increase in charges, but they will have to wait until after the general election

Britain pours £470m of wine down the drain

Study finds that Britons are wasting 1.8 million tonnes of food and drink which is adding to the nation's carbon footprint

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

Cardinal on path to sainthood after 'miracle'

Deacon Jack Sullivan prayed to his ‘friend’ Cardinal Newman and was suddenly cured of probable permanent paralysis

Time for Germany to re-enagage with Europe

Ms Merkel’s political patron, Mr Kohl, argued that German unity and European integration were two sides of the same coin

Free health checks for patients in middle age

By 2012, everyone aged 40 to 74 will be entitled to screenings for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease

Britons see good times around the corner

Voters are more optimistic about the economy than at any time in the past 18 months, a Populus poll the The Times says

Former showjumper jailed for hitting cyclist

After crashing into Leslie Smith for taking up too much of the road Robertson tried to hide his involvement, court heard

Catalogue of errors shows Brown losing touch

The Prime Minister's slap-dash letter to a grieving mother suggests a frantic pace of work and an emotional myopia