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• Chaos in Lib Dem ranks as vote on tuition fees creates party split
• Assange will fight return to Sweden, says lawyer
• MP's aide accused of spying will be deported
• David Cameron: Just a PR man - or is there substance to the success?
• Osborne in court fight over 'anti-women' cuts
• Ram-raiders get serious as meat prices make rustling pay
• Inquiry to look at 'sexualised' items
• Big freeze to return after mild weekend
• Nadir vows to sue for wrongful arrest
• Students plan mass protest at university
• MP denies assistant is Russian spy
• Plans to give poorest students year's free tuition
• More freezing weather predicted after brief thaw

Chaos in Lib Dem ranks as vote on tuition fees creates party split Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Nick Clegg has failed in an attempt to head off a presentational disaster for his party, and Liberal Democrat MPs will split three ways this week when the Commons votes on plans to almost treble university tuition fees.

Assange will fight return to Sweden, says lawyer Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Julian Assange's lawyer has said that the WikiLeaks founder will fight attempts to have him extradited to Sweden because he fears that it will be the beginning of a process which will ultimately see him handed over to the US authorities.

MP's aide accused of spying will be deported Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST "Worrying developments" in the last week led to the arrest of a Westminster parliamentary aide long suspected of spying for Russia.

David Cameron: Just a PR man - or is there substance to the success? Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Camilla Batmanghelidj

Osborne in court fight over 'anti-women' cuts Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The government failed to consider the impact of its spending cuts on women before pushing ahead with them, the High Court will hear today.

Ram-raiders get serious as meat prices make rustling pay Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Sheep rustling has risen fivefold in just over a year, with farmers and police complaining of organised gangs adept at handling livestock.

Inquiry to look at 'sexualised' items Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Retailers may face a code of conduct on "age appropriate" marketing as part of a bid to halt the sale of sexualised products to young children. A government inquiry to be launched today will examine whether new rules are needed to prevent the sale of items such as "porn star" T-shirts, lap-dancing kits and padded bras to pre-teens.

Big freeze to return after mild weekend Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The weather gods granted Britain a weekend breather from the worst of the extreme weather, but plummeting temperatures are expected again this week.

Nadir vows to sue for wrongful arrest Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The former Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir has vowed to issue a writ against police for wrongful arrest after his release from custody.

Students plan mass protest at university Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:02 AM PST Students at Cambridge University are planning a mass protest outside their university council tomorrow.

MP denies assistant is Russian spy Posted: 05 Dec 2010 08:07 AM PST An MP said today he backed his researcher 100%, saying she had "nothing to hide" after she was arrested on suspicion of being a Russian spy.

Plans to give poorest students year's free tuition Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:41 AM PST Bright youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds could have up to two years of their university tuition fees paid for them under Government plans revealed today.

More freezing weather predicted after brief thaw Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:21 AM PST Freezing temperatures will return to much of the UK today following a temporary reprieve from the big chill.

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