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• Government accused of glacial response as UK counts cost of big freeze
• Row erupts over Law Society boss's £400,000 pay
• Number of young on dole has quadrupled
• Cameron accused of 'pimping himself' in Zurich
• Child benefit should be frozen, says Frank Field
• Net closes on Assange: arrest by British police expected in days
• How much does it cost to win a vote? £1.54 if it's for the Tories
• Cheap at half the price? MPs' expenses plummet
• Swine flu, the killer virus that actually saved lives
• Brown 'lurches from disaster to disaster', said ambassador
• British objections to spying flights were dismissed
• Icy blast for transport operators
• 'Evil monster' guilty of child abuse
• Detectives deny they 'went after' Sheridans
• UK aid worker was killed by US grenade
• Labour poll spend dwarfed by Tories
• Two share £11.2m lottery jackpot
• MPs support zero drink-drive limit
• Ex-minister: Was US misled on cluster munitions?
• 220,000 government files destroyed by accident
• MPs paid £3m in approved expenses
• Here we (don't) go again: Britain freezes to a halt
• Cold snap bites into Britain's gas reserves

Government accused of glacial response as UK counts cost of big freeze Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Mounting anger over Britain's failure to cope with days of persistent snowfall boiled over yesterday as millions of workers once again stayed at home, costing the economy billions, while stranded rail travellers slept in train carriages, thousands of schools stayed shut and fears grew over fuel supplies.

Row erupts over Law Society boss's £400,000 pay Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The leader of Britain's 120,000 solicitors is at the centre of a salary row after it emerged that his paypacket has leapt to almost £400,000, almost three times the Prime Minister's earnings.

Number of young on dole has quadrupled Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The number of 16 to 24-year-olds claiming unemployment benefit for more than 12 months has increased fourfold since before the recession. Young people claiming jobseeker's allowance jumped from 5,840 in 2008 to more than 25,800 this year, according to a report by the Prince's Trust and RBS.

Cameron accused of 'pimping himself' in Zurich Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Ed Miliband was embarrassed yesterday when his chief spokeswoman accused David Cameron of "pimping himself" by spending so much time on England's World Cup bid.

Child benefit should be frozen, says Frank Field Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Child benefit and child tax credits would be frozen and the money switched to improving the life chances of disadvantaged children before they start school, under plans being considered by the Government.

Net closes on Assange: arrest by British police expected in days Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, is expected to be arrested in the coming days after Swedish prosecutors filed a new warrant with British authorities.

How much does it cost to win a vote? £1.54 if it's for the Tories Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The Conservatives outspent all the other parties combined on this year's general election, figures released by the Electoral Commission reveal.

Cheap at half the price? MPs' expenses plummet Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Expenses claimed by MPs have halved in the new Parliament, the first breakdown of payments since the general election has revealed. They were paid £3.1m between May and the end of August, with more than 70 MPs claiming nothing over that period.

Swine flu, the killer virus that actually saved lives Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Remember the swine flu pandemic? It was the disease that swept the world last year, sparking a global health emergency and costing the UK alone at least £1bn.

Brown 'lurches from disaster to disaster', said ambassador Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A scathing assessment of Gordon Brown's "abysmal track record" by American officials based in London has been revealed in the latest leaks of US diplomatic cables.

British objections to spying flights were dismissed Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST US planes on missions to spy on Hizbollah positions in Lebanon and over northern Turkey and Iraq were given permission to fly from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus despite a series of complaints by British officials to the US embassy in London.

Icy blast for transport operators Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:12 AM PST Questions were being asked tonight about Britain's ability to cope with sub-zero conditions after much of the transport network shuddered to a halt.

'Evil monster' guilty of child abuse Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:08 AM PST An "evil monster" who filmed shocking video clips as he abused a screaming 15-month-old boy was today facing life in jail for his murder.

Detectives deny they 'went after' Sheridans Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:06 AM PST A detective today denied that police decided they should "go after" Tommy and Gail Sheridan in their investigation into alleged perjury at his defamation action.

UK aid worker was killed by US grenade Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:57 AM PST British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a grenade thrown by US forces during a rescue attempt in Afghanistan, the Foreign Secretary said today.

Labour poll spend dwarfed by Tories Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:48 AM PST The Labour Party spent just £8 million on its failed bid to return to power this year - less than half the budget for the 2005 general election, official figures showed today.

Two share £11.2m lottery jackpot Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:19 AM PST Two ticket-holders shared the mid-week Lotto jackpot of £11.2 million, Camelot said.

MPs support zero drink-drive limit Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:07 AM PST The legal drink-drive limit should be lowered to an "effectively zero" level but such a reduction is "too great a step at this stage", a report by MPs said today.

Ex-minister: Was US misled on cluster munitions? Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:59 AM PST The US may have been "led up the garden path" by Britain over a secret deal to allow them to get round a ban on cluster munitions, a former foreign office minister said today.

220,000 government files destroyed by accident Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:57 AM PST More than 220,000 files relating to payments from the Government's Social Fund, which administers loans and grants, were accidentally destroyed by jobcentre staff in the past year in a paper reduction exercise, it was revealed today.

MPs paid £3m in approved expenses Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:31 AM PST MPs were paid £3.1 million in expenses in the first three and a half months after the general election, details published by a watchdog showed today.

Here we (don't) go again: Britain freezes to a halt Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Britain was warned to brace for further heavy snow, travel chaos, closed schools and widespread disruption as forecasters said sub-zero temperatures would continue across most of the country.

Cold snap bites into Britain's gas reserves Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST People turning up the heating to cope with freezing temperatures sent the gas market into a spin yesterday.

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