Female royals given sex equality with men

Commonwealth votes unanimously in favour of scrapping 'outdated' laws.

28 Oct 2011

David Cameron fails to win assurances on eurobloc

David Cameron has failed to win reassurances from European leaders than Britain's economic interests will be protected if single-currency countries form a 'eurobloc' to deal with the ongoing financial crisis.

28 Oct 2011

Prime Minister's officials spend more than £3,500 to join Cameron on holiday

David Cameron's officials spent more than £3,500 on government credit cards to join the Prime Minister on holiday in Ibiza.

28 Oct 2011

Oxford Union takes a pop at David Cameron

The Oxford Union is to stage Laura Wade's play, Posh, a work which was not seen as helpful to the Tories.

28 Oct 2011

Britain should become more Christian, says Baroness Warsi

Britain should become a more Christian nation, according to Baroness Warsi, the only Muslim member of the Cabinet.

28 Oct 2011

Lawrence killer to spend at least five more months behind bars

The killer of the head teacher Philip Lawrence will spend at least another five months behind bars as his lawyers try to fight for his release.

28 Oct 2011

New sentences will see hundreds fewer serious criminals go to jail

Kenneth Clarke was last night accused of putting the public at risk as it emerged his new sentence reforms will see at least 2,500 fewer dangerous criminals go to prison.

28 Oct 2011

Britain must be a country where people can be proud of their religion

The murder of Shahbaz Bhatti in Pakistan emphasises the urgent need for communication between faiths, argues Sayeeda Warsi.

28 Oct 2011

Tougher sentences just because you are in a gang, says US supercop Bill Bratton

Gang members should be given longer sentences when they commit crimes, the US supercop Bill Bratton said yesterday.

28 Oct 2011

'Mickey Mouse' courses to be axed from league tables

Thousands of so-called “Mickey Mouse” courses are being cut from school league tables under a government drive to restore rigour to the education system.

28 Oct 2011

Mining threatens green belt

Green belt could be destroyed by open cast mining under new planning reforms, a ministerial aide has warned.

28 Oct 2011

Alex Salmond apologises for reading fake independence referendum letter

Alex Salmond has apologised for misleading the Scottish Parliament by reading out a fake letter concocted by his chief spin doctor that falsely claimed to show an elections expert agreed with his independence referendum plans.

28 Oct 2011

Ken Clarke’s reforms 'will send 2,500 fewer to jail’

Kenneth Clarke has been accused of putting the public at risk after it emerged that at least 2,500 fewer dangerous criminals will go to prison under his sentence reforms.

28 Oct 2011

'Outdated' laws on succession end

David Cameron will today declare the end of “outdated” laws that would prevent a first-born daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge becoming Queen.

28 Oct 2011

David Cameron: Commonwealth must strengthen human rights

David Cameron called for the Commonwealth to ''strengthen'' its commitment to human rights as he arrived in Australia to meet fellow heads of government from across the 54-country group.

28 Oct 2011