Diplomat: Match-fix claims a set up

Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain has claimed that the three cricketers facing match-fixing allegations were "set up".Read

Clinton plea as peace talks open

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton formally opened the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years with a plea for both sides to make compromises to forge an agreement.Read

Hague statement 'not easy to do'

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said his decision to publicly deny speculation about a gay affair with an aide was "not an easy thing to do".Read

Underground strikes to go ahead

Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground (LU) workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will go ahead as planned, union leaders said.Read

Parents quizzed on 'honour killing'

The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed have been questioned by detectives investigating her murder.Read

Forces could face cuts 'Armageddon'

Police forces would face "Armageddon" if ministers imposed funding cuts as high as 40%, a chief constable has said.Read

Pair escape as plane ditches in sea

Two men had a lucky escape after their light aircraft ditched in the sea, coastguards said.Read

'Honour killing' parents held again

The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed have been re-arrested in connection with her murder.Read

Alcohol pricing 'would save £700m'

A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.Read

Alcohol minimum price '45p a unit'

The Scottish Government has said it wants the minimum price for a unit of alcohol to be set at 45p.Read

'Honour killing parents' held again

The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed have been re-arrested in connection with her murder.Read

Talks hope to avert Tube strikes

Crucial talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of London Underground workers in a row over jobs got under way, with union leaders calling for the cuts to be scrapped.Read

Another 3,500 jobs to go at RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland is axing another 3,500 jobs under plans to more than halve the bank's administration centres across the UK.Read

TV channel hostage taker shot dead

A gunman shot dead by police after he took hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in the United States said he hated its television shows because they promoted population growth and environmental destruction.Read

Hague 'had enough' of untrue claims

William Hague has said that he and his wife decided to go public with intimate details about their private life because they had "had enough" of untrue allegations circulating on the internet.Read

2,000 officers on three complaints

Around 2,000 police officers have had at least three complaints made against them by members of the public over the past year.Read

Pakistan cricketers to miss matches

Three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of match-fixing claims will miss the remaining games in the tour of England, their team manager said.Read

Hague has Cameron's '100% support'

Downing Street has confirmed that William Hague has David Cameron's "100% support" after Wednesday's surprise statement about his private life.Read

Property prices 'continue to fall'

Property values fell by 0.9% during August, following a drop of 0.5% in July, the first time house prices have fallen for two consecutive months since February 2009, according to Nationwide.Read

US TV channel hostage taker killed

A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, US officials said.Read

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