The highest ranking Army officer to be killed since the Falklands War is one of the two latest casualties in Afghanistan.

The rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option, ministers say.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw provisionally refuses an appeal for a pardon for jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields.

Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw angers Tories by saying "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches".

Two RAF air crew have been killed after a Tornado jet crashed on a hillside during a training flight in Argyll.

The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says.

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's expenses are to be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.

The author of an influential report into the future of pensions in the UK tells the BBC his proposals were not radical enough.