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In one of Gordon Brown's most effective performances at Prime Minister's Questions, he signalled a return to class warfare as he slammed the Tories over their plans on inheritance tax, its leader's public school background and Mr Goldsmith's non-dom tax...

By: T.R. The topic of many conversations in Turks and Caicos is that the UK is abusing power here. No longer do I ever hear that anyone is happy with the UK presence. It doesn't really matter which political party...

Clare Short's post Iraq war staff 'told to do nothing' UK development experts were told to sit in their tents and "not do anything" in the aftermath of the Iraq war, former defence chief Lord Boyce has claimed. He told...

Minister Alex Salmond bowed to pressure from opponents yesterday and sacked his education secretary, in one of the biggest setbacks so far for the SNP government. • Alex Salmond gave in to growing pressure over under-fire minister Fiona Hyslop. Picture:...

Police forces which "name and shame" criminals must remove the details from their websites after a month, according to new rules released today. Criminals' personal details, such as their name, age, where they are from and their offence, should be...

Their role in academic life hasn't changed in 50 years, but the way students write them certainly has. Researching an essay has been transformed by the internet. The days when you would spend hours in a dusty basement flicking through...

Malaysian transsexual Mohammed Fazdil Min Bahari is afraid to return home due to the negative reactions over her marriage to a Briton. She has received a lot of negative e-mails and comments from people, some even accusing her of insulting...

Labour's not calling general election in 2007 was error, says Jack Straw Upbeat Gordon Brown takes aim at privileged Tories as poll lead narrows Jack Straw admitted 'in hindsight' it was the wrong decision not to hold a general election...

The group said that issues of unemployment and the repossession of homes had become more acute before the recession started. It said long-term solutions were needed to reverse the poverty trend. But the report also pointed to improvements over the...

Police officers are spending no more time on the beat now than they were two years ago, despite a series of initiatives intended to get them out of stations, the Government’s adviser on cutting red tape said yesterday. Jan Berry...