Inmate reoffending 'costs £10bn'
Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:55:17 GMT

US attacks East Jerusalem plans
The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:59:33 GMT

US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:57 GMT

Indonesia militant 'was killed'
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed terror suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:42:15 GMT

Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:48:42 GMT

Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:44 GMT

Baby P rules 'may increase risks'
Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:16:16 GMT

Social care deal 'dead in water'
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:36:06 GMT

UK seeks Afghan political drive
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:04:10 GMT

Collider to fix faults for a year
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:19:18 GMT

Man admits blackmailing Letterman
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:35 GMT