A man will appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old "gentle giant" Jimmy Mizen.

The postal regulator has called for a "radical transformation" of the Royal Mail and warned that its letters business would decline speedily unless action is taken.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has put reform of public services and welfare at the heart of his legislative programme for the coming year, promising to give ordinary people more control over healthcare, schools and policing.

The economic slowdown hit the jobs market when the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance rose at the highest rate for two years, fuelling a big rise in unemployment.

Thousands of Rangers fans have suffered Uefa Cup final heartache after their side were beaten 2-0 by Zenit St Petersburg.

Children under 16 are to be included in the Government's flagship crime figures for the first time, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced.

The Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police are to publicly apologise and pay a six-figure sum for accusing a Channel 4 documentary exposing extremism in Britain's mosques of misleading editing, the broadcaster said.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King braced households for a further budget squeeze as policymakers struggle to get a grip on runaway inflation.

Two drug addict brothers have been found guilty of mowing down and killing a hard-working father after trying to steal his van radio.

The Duke of York is backing one of the Government's most controversial education schemes by becoming president of an academy school.

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