Flooding Fear As More Heavy Rain Forecast

Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Britain for the second night, bringing with it the risk of flooding to some areas. By Friday afternoon, a band of rain that hit the South West had swept across Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia and southern England....

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Michael Gove Plans A-Level Shake-Up

Education Secretary Michael Gove is planning a major shake-up of A-levels as the latest stage of his radical exam reforms, it has been revealed. Officials are developing an Advanced Baccalaureate (A-Baccs) which would include a mix of subjects, a 5,000-word...

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England Fans To Get Refund After Poland Farce

The Polish FA says it will refund England fans who were unable to attend the rescheduled World Cup qualifier in Warsaw. The game was called off after about eight hours of torrential rain left the pitch waterlogged. Officials had decided not to close...

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Gatwick Airport Planning Second Runway

Gatwick Airport bosses have started to draw up detailed options for a new runway which could help resolve the UK's air capacity crisis. But Gatwick said it would honour a 1979 legal agreement that states no runway can be built at the West Sussex airport...

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Savile's Aide 'Lost For Words' Over Claims

A woman who worked for the late Jimmy Savile for more than 30 years has said she is "lost for words" at the accusations against him. Janet Cope, 70, said initially she could not believe what was being said about the former TV presenter - but now believes...

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Missing Woman And Four Children Found

A mother and her four children have been found safe after a judge ordered a nationwide search for them. The hunt for Jennifer Jones and her children Jessica, 14, Tomas, 12, Eva, nine, and David Palacin Jones, eight, was sparked after she failed to obey...

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April Cops: 'We'll Search Until Christmas'

The search for missing April Jones could continue until Christmas and beyond, police have said. Major search efforts to find the five-year-old schoolgirl are ongoing, and Dyfed Powys Police say the hunt may not end for months. "We said goodbye to 150...

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Frankie Boyle: 'Characters Are Racist, Not Me'

Frankie Boyle has told a High Court jury that while the characters in his jokes might express racist views, he does not. The 40-year-old was giving evidence on the third day of a trial in London, after complaining that the Daily Mirror libelled him...

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Blind Man Tasered As Cops Mistake Stick For Sword

A "terrified" blind man was hit with a 50,000 volt Taser gun after police mistook his white stick for a samurai sword. Stroke victim Colin Farmer, 61, collapsed to the ground in shock after he was hit in the back with the gun while walking down the...

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No Verdict In Mark Duggan Handgun Case

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case of a man accused of supplying a gun to Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police sparked last year's August riots. Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, was charged with passing the gun to Mr Duggan just 15...

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