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• Record levels of poverty among families with wages
• Call this a harsh winter? Now, when I were a lad...
• MPs who own London homes still claim rent
• Nick Clegg: No apologies. No regrets. No shame
• Check on benzodiazepine-use must be done, say MPs
• Repeat offenders with 100 convictions spared jail
• Asil Nadir arrested and released in bail 'mix-up'
• Ex-tycoon Asil Nadir arrested
• Tax protest forces closure of Topshop's flagship branch
• Nearly ten per cent of police off sick or on limited duty
• Body found after house fire
• Cable gives contradictory views over raising student tuition fees

Record levels of poverty among families with wages Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A record number of children in the UK are living in poverty despite the fact that one or both of their parents work, according to a new report to be published tomorrow. The figure of 2.1 million is the highest on record – up 400,000 in the past five years, undermining the oft-repeated claim that people simply have to work their way out of poverty.

Call this a harsh winter? Now, when I were a lad... Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST As a brief day of comparative warmth yesterday brought some comfort, and thaw, to snowed-in, frozen-up Britain, so the Government moved to remedy incipient panic-buying. Drivers of large lorries will be able to work longer hours and cut rest periods in order to speed up deliveries. They might now be able to get through before the cold spell resumes operations tonight. It is not expected to ease up for some time.

MPs who own London homes still claim rent Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST MPs are claiming expenses to rent houses or pay for hotel rooms in London, despite already owning homes in the capital. The first analysis of MPs' claims under a "toughened-up" expenses system reveals that at least eight are renting out their properties while claiming for the cost of living in the same city at taxpayers' expense.

Nick Clegg: No apologies. No regrets. No shame Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Briefly hailed as more popular than Churchill, Nick Clegg may well now be the most hated man in Britain. Effigies burnt in the street, dog mess through his letterbox, bike rides abandoned over fears for his safety. "I never imagined it would be any different," he insists.

Check on benzodiazepine-use must be done, say MPs Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The safety of tranquillising drugs prescribed to millions of people over the past 50 years must be urgently investigated, MPs and peers will demand this week.

Repeat offenders with 100 convictions spared jail Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Thousands of repeat offenders are being spared jail by the courts, despite having as many as 100 previous convictions, it emerged last night.

Asil Nadir arrested and released in bail 'mix-up' Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The controversial tycoon Asil Nadir last night threatened legal action against the police after being arrested for allegedly breaking his bail conditions. The former multi-millionaire businessman, 69, who spent years on the run in northern Cyprus before returning to the UK in August to face £34m theft charges, was arrested and questioned about alleged breaches of the terms of his curfew.

Ex-tycoon Asil Nadir arrested Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:09 AM PST Former Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir was arrested in London today for an alleged breach of his court bail conditions, Scotland Yard sources said.

Tax protest forces closure of Topshop's flagship branch Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:07 AM PST High street stores around Britain were forced to close their doors to customers on one of the busiest shopping days of the year after activists protesting against tax avoidance by big businesses swarmed inside and caused havoc.

Nearly ten per cent of police off sick or on limited duty Posted: 04 Dec 2010 02:56 AM PST Almost one in 10 police officers in England and Wales is on sick leave or performing limited duties, according to new figures published today.

Body found after house fire Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:07 AM PST Police have launched an appeal for information after a body was found at the scene of a house fire.

Cable gives contradictory views over raising student tuition fees Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Vince Cable the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, disclosed last night that he would vote in favour of raising student tuition fees in next week's crucial Commons vote, only to backtrack in a later interview. Mr Cable, whose department has responsibility for universities, said: "Obviously I have a duty as a minister to vote for my own policy – and that is what will happen."

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