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Syria continues assault on Homs

Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighbourhoods in the central city of Homs for a fifth straight day, killing scores of people, activists said.Read

RBS boss 'underestimated' bonus row

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has admitted he had "underestimated" the furore his £1 million bonus would cause.Read

Resurgent Santorum takes two states

A resurgent Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's ability to appeal to the conservative core of the party's political base.Read

Resurgent Santorum takes two state

Argentina takes Falklands row to UN

Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council after accusing Britain of "militarising" their long dispute over the Falkland Islands.Read

Gang members targeted in swoops

Dozens of suspected gang members are to be targeted by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on gang crime.Read

Romney stunned by Santorum triumphs

The Republican Party chairman in Colorado has declared Rick Santorum the winner in the state's caucuses in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.Read

UK braced for extended chilly spell

Another arctic blast of snow could hit the UK in the coming days as the big freeze shows no sign of melting away.Read

Santorum ends Romney winning streak

Rick Santorum has won Minnesota's Republican caucuses, breaking Mitt Romney's winning streak in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.Read

More scrutiny for Lansley reforms

Embattled Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is facing yet more pressure over his controversial NHS reforms.Read

Argentina goes to UN over Falklands

Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez said she will formally complain to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.Read

Job vacancies up, but more applying

Recruitment firms have reported a modest increase in job opportunities, but more people are chasing each vacancy.Read

TUC warns over pension reforms

Union leaders have called for changes to the planned auto-enrolment of workers into pension schemes, warning that over 1.8 million women could be adversely affected.Read

O2 staff in Olympics rehearsal

Thousands of staff at mobile phone giant O2 are taking part in a flexible working initiative as part of the firm's contingency plans for dealing with disruption during the Olympic Games.Read

MPs warn over Libyan operation

Britain could struggle to mount another military operation on the scale of the intervention in Libya, MPs have warned.Read

Calls for health reforms to be axed

More than 90% of readers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) believe the Government's health reforms should be scrapped, according to a poll.Read

Elderly suffering from care cuts

Elderly patients are suffering a "diminished quality of life" because social care funding pressures mean services are being reduced, a powerful committee has warned.Read

Osborne takes on business critics

Chancellor George Osborne has vowed to fight an "anti-business culture" in the UK, warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine the jobs and prosperity provided by the free market economy.Read

Levi Bellfield seeks Milly appeal

Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.Read

Hester 'discomforted' by coverage

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has broken his silence after waiving a near-£1 million bonus, saying that recent media coverage about the bank had been personalised and discomforting.Read