Cregan not guilty pleas 'bizarre'

One-eyed police killer Dale Cregan "bizarrely" pleaded not guilty to two murders despite admitting them "numerous times", a jury has been told.Read

Qatada loses latest bail battle

Radical cleric Abu Qatada will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bail.Read

Labour move over gay marriage Bill

Labour has launched a bid to save a Government bill to legalise gay marriage, amid fears that a "wrecking amendment" extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the legislation.Read

Qatada 'a proud and dignified man'

Radical cleric Abu Qatada is a "proud and dignified man" who has been held in custody for too long, an immigration tribunal has heard.Read

Warning over hospital capacity

Hospitals are "dangerously close to full", Labour has warned after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6% since the coalition Government took office.Read

Met confirms location for new HQ

Scotland Yard has confirmed the location for its new headquarters as the force prepares to sell off its current landmark site amid budget cuts.Read

Briton undaunted by space mission

A former Army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) - and says it will be less dangerous than his old job.Read

Syrian troops push into rebel town

Syrian troops have pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air.Read

Dozens die in Iraq bombing attacks

A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite district and in the southern city of Basra has killed at least 34 people.Read

Farage moves to exploit Tory unrest

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has moved to exploit unrest within the Conservative ranks, urging discontented Tories to defect to his party.Read

'Nothing there' for pool death girl

The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.Read

Move 'challenges' gay marriage bill

An amendment that would extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples poses "significant challenges" to the introduction of gay marriage, Culture Secretary Maria Miller has warned.Read

Briton given space station mission

A former helicopter pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), it has been confirmed.Read

Briton to get space station mission

A British former helicopter pilot will become the country's first "home-grown" astronaut when he is confirmed as one of the crew to fly to the International Space Station (ISS).Read

Second body found at blast house

A second body has been discovered in the remains of a terraced house which was destroyed by a suspected gas blast.Read

Man in court after two children die

A British father is due to appear in court in France, where he is expected to be formally charged with slitting the throats of his two young children.Read

Abu Qatada makes Siac freedom bid

Radical cleric Abu Qatada will launch a fresh bid for freedom as he seeks to be released from prison at an immigration tribunal.Read

MPs to debate gay marriage plans

The coalition's controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue.Read

Tory leaders rally around Feldman

Conservative co-chairman Lord Feldman will face questions about allegations he described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed loons", at a meeting of the party's board.Read

Man killed in house gas explosion

A man has died and another person is still missing after a gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house, police said.Read

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