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UK braced for bitter cold and snow

Britain is braced for widespread snow this weekend after another bitterly cold night across many parts of the country.Read

Redknapp has 'back to the wall'

Jurors hearing Harry Redknapp's tax evasion trial have been warned to "keep their eyes on the ball" when they consider their verdicts.Read

Miliband urges bankers to reconnect

Ed Miliband has warned bankers they must wave goodbye to their culture of "excessive" bonuses and reconnect with the rest of the country.Read

Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak

A third British holidaymaker has died from contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, the Valencia regional government has said.Read

John Terry loses England captaincy

The Football Association has said John Terry will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved.Read

Huhne quits as minister over charge

Chris Huhne has resigned as Energy and Climate Change Secretary after being charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations that he asked his ex-wife to take a speeding penalty for him.Read

Insolvencies at three-year low

Personal insolvencies have dropped to their lowest level since 2008, despite the tough economic conditions, official figures have shown.Read

Dale Farm clearance costing £7m

The cost of clearing the UK's largest illegal travellers' site has been confirmed as £7 million - but the council in charge has warned a fresh enforcement action remains likely.Read

Bankers' big pay needs 'correction'

Bankers' pay is too high and needs to be "corrected", the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Philip Hampton has said.Read

Huhne's ex: there will be charges

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne's ex-wife Vicky Pryce has reportedly said there will be charges over allegations that Mr Huhne dodged a speeding penalty.Read

BT in 'ultra-fast' broadband pledge

Telecoms firm BT stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion by promising "ultra-fast" speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.Read

Royal college blasts health reforms

The UK's largest medical royal college has called for the Prime Minister to scrap the Health and Social Care Bill, branding it "damaging, unnecessary and expensive".Read

Disruption as freight train derails

A freight train derailment has caused major disruption to travellers on one of Britain's busiest rail lines.Read

Mercury at minus 11, snow on way

Temperatures have plunged to minus 11C as Britain braced itself for more bitterly cold conditions ahead of a spell of snow this weekend.Read

OAPs die in Legionnaires' outbreak

Two elderly British holidaymakers have died after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain.Read

William begins Falklands posting

The Duke of Cambridge is beginning his six-week posting in the Falklands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands.Read

Warning over weekend NHS admissions

A large-scale review of NHS data has uncovered further evidence that people are more likely to die if they are admitted to hospital at weekends.Read

Police kill two in Egypt clashes

Egyptian police have shot and killed two protesters in Suez, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralled into a new political crisis for Egypt.Read