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Breaking News: Mladic UN war crimes trial delayed

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:20 GMT

The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic has been delayed by a judge in The Hague due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defence lawyers.

Breaking News: Support Greece or see euro fail: PM

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:18 GMT

David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up.

Breaking News: Media wins video footage battle

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:18 GMT

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Breaking News: Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:17 GMT

The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.

Breaking News: Social care 'at breaking point'

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.

Breaking News: Warning given over 'housing crisis'

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.

Breaking News: Pay vote clears way for investment

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05:15 GMT

Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry.

Breaking News: Obama set to host world leaders

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:20 GMT

More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.

Breaking News: Caretaker PM takes helm in Greece

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:19 GMT

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.

Breaking News: Vauxhall set for investment boost

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:17 GMT

The UK economy is set to receive a major boost with news of a huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift.

Breaking News: Double record for kidney donor

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:24 GMT

An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

Breaking News: Queen to visit zoo on jubilee tour

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:16 GMT

The Queen is visiting Chester Zoo as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour to celebrate 60 years on the throne.

Breaking News: Coe relishes 2012 flame touchdown

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:15 GMT

The touchdown of the Olympic Flame on British soil could trigger the greatest buzz yet about the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe hopes.

Breaking News: Old films bring back the memories

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:19 GMT

Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project.

Breaking News: Home-working side-effects revealed

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:18 GMT

Mothers face unexpected side-effects when they work from home, including higher energy bills and having more washing-up to do, according to a new study.

Breaking News: More growing own food to save cash

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:18 GMT

One in six adults have started growing their own food in the last four years, with the majority saying they have done so to save money, according to a poll.

Breaking News: Three held after far-right protest

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:05:19 GMT

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message.

Breaking News: PM queries single currency survival

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:05:16 GMT

The survival of the European single currency is in question, creating "huge risks" for Britain's economy, Prime Minister David Cameron is to say.

Breaking News: Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:17 GMT

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported.

Breaking News: Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:17 GMT

Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned.

Breaking News: Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:19 GMT

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.

Breaking News: Greece caretaker PM takes new role

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:19 GMT

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.

Breaking News: Prosecution over runaway train

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:05:17 GMT

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

Breaking News: 2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:05:16 GMT

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.

Breaking News: Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:23 GMT

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

Breaking News: Cheers as murder appeal man bailed

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:20 GMT

A young man who has spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit was greeted by emotional scenes as he was freed on bail by the Court of Appeal.

Breaking News: Teenager guilty of conker killing

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:19 GMT

A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.

Breaking News: Cameron and King urge euro action

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:18 GMT

Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.

Breaking News: Straw and Brooks commuted together

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:15 GMT

Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has told how he often used to "gossip" with Rebekah Brooks on the train.

Breaking News: Unemployment fall 'welcome news'

Mail Series — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:14 GMT

The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and the number of dole claimants but admitted there were too many people in part-time jobs who wanted full-time work.