'Major failures' over rail deal

30 January 2013 Last updated at 19:05 ET The fiasco over the collapse of the West Coast Main Line franchise deal was the result of "irresponsible decisions", an MPs' committee has said. The transport committee blamed "major failures" at the...

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MPs condemn plan to scrap GCSEs

30 January 2013 Last updated at 20:52 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent The government's plan to scrap GCSEs in key subjects in England has been strongly criticised by MPs. The Education Select Committee voiced concerns...

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Many A&Es 'not sharing crime data'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 23:59 ET By Branwen Jeffreys Health correspondent, BBC News A coalition pledge to make hospitals share violent crime data with police is being carried out in only a third of areas in England, an audit shows....

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PM 'will keep defence funds pledge'

31 January 2013 Last updated at 02:53 ET David Cameron will stick to a commitment to increase defence spending above the rate of inflation after 2015, it has emerged. The prime minister made the pledge in 2010, at a time when the coalition...

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'Millions' face council tax rise

31 January 2013 Last updated at 03:00 ET Millions of the poorest households face council tax rises because most councils in England will pass on a 10% benefit funding cut, research suggests. A typical bill will rise from April by between £100...

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Vote on £12bn nuclear waste store

29 January 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET A vote is to be held later on whether to go ahead with a search for a site to store high level nuclear waste. Executive members of Cumbria County and one of either Allerdale or Copeland Borough Councils...

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Cameron visiting Algeria for talks

29 January 2013 Last updated at 21:10 ET David Cameron is to visit Algeria later in the wake of the hostage crisis that left up to six Britons dead. The UK prime minister will hold talks with his counterpart and the president. Mr Cameron will...

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Stiff upper lip 'harms cancer fight'

29 January 2013 Last updated at 21:52 ET By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online The UK's "stiff upper lip" culture may explain why it lags behind other countries when it comes to beating cancer, say experts. Researchers, who surveyed...

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Police face recruitment shake-up

30 January 2013 Last updated at 02:49 ET Plans to allow police forces in England and Wales to recruit senior officers from outside the service are to be detailed by the government later. The plans would mean Army officers and business leaders,...

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Boy, 9, threatened in axe robbery

30 January 2013 Last updated at 03:09 ET A nine-year-old boy was threatened with an axe in front of his family when robbers burst into their home demanding cash and car keys. Rajinder Auluk, 40, said his son no longer wanted to live in the house...

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New Iraq abuse cases go to court

28 January 2013 Last updated at 23:10 ET New allegations of abuse by British troops in Iraq will be heard by the High Court later. Lawyers for 192 Iraqis will push for a public inquiry into British detention practices between 2003 and 2008. ...

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Murdoch apology over Scarfe cartoon

29 January 2013 Last updated at 02:30 ET Rupert Murdoch has apologised for a "grotesque, offensive cartoon" printed in the Sunday Times that has led to complaints of anti-Semitism. The cartoon, by Gerald Scarfe, appears to depict Israeli PM Benjamin...

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UK troops set for EU Mali mission

29 January 2013 Last updated at 02:42 ET The UK is expected to agree to send troops to train forces in Mali, as part of a joint EU mission, at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. Number 10 said David Cameron spoke to French President Francois...

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Nursery ratios raised to cut fees

29 January 2013 Last updated at 03:16 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter Nurseries and childminders in England are to be allowed to look after more children per adult in an attempt to cut childcare costs and boost standards....

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Six years for Bali drugs Briton

29 January 2013 Last updated at 03:33 ET A British man has been jailed for six years in Bali for drug offences. Julian Ponder, 43, from Brighton, was cleared of smuggling but was convicted of possessing 23g of cocaine which carried a maximum...

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Pension scheme closures speed up

27 January 2013 Last updated at 21:05 ET The closure of private sector pension schemes accelerated in 2012, says the National Association of Pension Funds. Its annual survey, of 1,018 schemes run by 280 private sector firms, found that only...

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Councils 'dodging democracy' on tax

27 January 2013 Last updated at 22:36 ET Some English councils are "dodging democracy" by not holding referendums on council tax rises, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has said. Those not freezing council tax this year should "man up" and...

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'Shock' at cyclists' crash deaths

27 January 2013 Last updated at 23:08 ET Residents have spoken of their shock at the deaths of two cyclists in an apparent hit-and-run crash in Hanham near Bristol. A man and a woman, believed to be on a tandem, were killed on Lower Hanham...

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Green Deal loans scheme to launch

27 January 2013 Last updated at 23:44 ET Householders are to be offered long-term loans to help make their homes more energy efficient and cut bills under a new government scheme. Ministers say the Green Deal, which launches on Monday, will...

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HS2 northern route stations revealed

28 January 2013 Last updated at 03:33 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Osborne: "I think it is the engine for growth in the north and the midlands" Details of the next phase of the £32bn...

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Omagh device was 'viable explosive'

26 January 2013 Last updated at 17:00 ET Police in Northern Ireland say a crude viable explosive device has been found in Omagh, County Tyrone. It is understood the device was discovered close to the home of a serving PSNI officer in the Coolnagard...

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Suu Kyi 'still fond of Burma army'

26 January 2013 Last updated at 21:54 ET Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is still "fond" of her country's army, even though it kept her under house arrest for 15 years. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs,...

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Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked

26 January 2013 Last updated at 22:45 ET The millions of Jews and others killed during the Holocaust are to be remembered in services across the UK, as part of Holocaust Memorial Day. Candles will be lit at ceremonies in London and at the National...

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Ofsted head warns over bright pupils

27 January 2013 Last updated at 00:00 ET England's chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has ordered a "landmark report" into how state schools teach the most able students. Ofsted's head warned some pupils, who got top marks at...

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Floods threaten as UK thaw begins

27 January 2013 Last updated at 02:25 ET Serious flooding is possible across many parts of the UK as milder temperatures thaw snow and rain moves in, forecasters have warned. Parts of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire and Norfolk have flooded...

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'Poorest need entrance test help'

25 January 2013 Last updated at 20:22 ET By Judith Burns BBC News education reporter Some highly selective state schools should do more to help poorer children pass their entrance exams, suggests a government-funded study. Only children whose...

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Gunman dies trying to rob bookmakers

25 January 2013 Last updated at 20:54 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Louise Walter reports from the scene of the attempted robbery in Plymouth A masked gunman has died after being pinned...

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UK pledges £21m in aid over Syria

26 January 2013 Last updated at 02:00 ET The UK is to provide £21m in new humanitarian aid for people caught up in the crisis in Syria, the government has said. International Development Secretary Justine Greening said the aid would "help deliver...

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