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• Assange could face espionage trial in US
• Don't blame us, says Met Office as snow cripples M8
• Clegg concedes party is split as Tories defect too
• My daughter is not a spy, says aide's father
• Pensioner poisoned 47 policemen
• Twenty held over £50m 'drink fraud'
• Waitrose and Tesco sold leeks picked by 'slaves', court told
• Clarke cuts back on automatic prison sentences
• Cameron and Karzai shrug off talk of rift
• Two arrested in Crown Currency investigation
• Trip to Sweden that put Assange in the firing line
• Gaddafi 'threatened Britain over Lockerbie bomber'
• Pagan prisoners allowed to celebrate religious festivals
• Safety rules delayed 7/7 firefighters, inquest told
• Bungler who tried to petrol bomb pub jailed
• 14th-century King Arthur manuscript sold for £2.4m
• Cricket star Graeme Swann's drink-drive trial to go ahead
• MP with 'Moscow spy assistant' hails Russia over 2018
• More snow forecast after another day of travel misery
• Wikileaks' Julian Assange refused bail
• Julian Assange: 'Don't shoot the messenger'
• Gang treated migrant workers 'like slaves'
• Sentencing reform to focus on reoffending
• Manufacturing output hits a seven month high
• Woman who concealed stillborn babies avoids jail
• Afghan leader Karzai hails British 'sacrifices'
• Video: Clegg urges unity on tuition fees
• Coventry air crash pilots 'did not see each other'
• National Grid workers to vote on strike action

Assange could face espionage trial in US Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Informal discussions have already taken place between US and Swedish officials over the possibility of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being delivered into American custody, according to diplomatic sources.

Don't blame us, says Met Office as snow cripples M8 Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Forecasters have rejected claims they had failed to predict a heavy snowstorm after being blamed by ministers over a night of chaos which left thousands of motorists stranded on Scottish motorways.

Clegg concedes party is split as Tories defect too Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The Liberal Democrat rebellion over university tuition fees faded last night when all the party's ministers pledged to support plans to allow universities to charge students up to £9,000 a year.

My daughter is not a spy, says aide's father Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The father of an MP's assistant suspected of spying for Russia has said he is shocked by her detention and attempts to deport her from the UK.

Pensioner poisoned 47 policemen Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A cafe owner who poisoned 47 police officers with sandwiches that could have proved deadly has been ordered to wear an electronic tag and observe an evening curfew.

Twenty held over £50m 'drink fraud' Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Twenty men were arrested yesterday by investigators looking into a suspected £50m excise duty and VAT fraud.

Waitrose and Tesco sold leeks picked by 'slaves', court told Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A gang made £10m over four years by recruiting migrant workers and treating them as "slaves" to pick leeks which were then sold to major British supermarkets, a court was told yesterday.

Clarke cuts back on automatic prison sentences Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Minimum sentences for murder are set to be abolished and thousands of people will escape prison altogether as part of the largest shake-up of the criminal justice system in decades.

Cameron and Karzai shrug off talk of rift Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST David Cameron and Afghan president Hamid Karzai were quick to play down criticism of Britain's military performance, published by WikiLeaks, as the Prime Minister made an announced visit to Kabul.

Two arrested in Crown Currency investigation Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Two people have been arrested by police investigating the collapse of Crown Currency, the foreign exchange firm that went into administration in October.

Trip to Sweden that put Assange in the firing line Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST When Julian Assange touched down at Arlanda airport in Stockholm on the morning of 11 August this year, the founder of the WikiLeaks website was beginning what he hoped would be a critical operation to shield his whistle-blowing platform from future attacks.

Gaddafi 'threatened Britain over Lockerbie bomber' Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi threatened and bullied British politicians and bureaucrats to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, according to the latest WikiLeaks revelations.

Pagan prisoners allowed to celebrate religious festivals Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Pagan prisoners will be allowed to celebrate four festivals next year which involve lactating sheep and promiscuity.

Safety rules delayed 7/7 firefighters, inquest told Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:48 AM PST Severely injured 7/7 survivors were trapped for more than an hour awaiting medical treatment because safety rules delayed firefighters from going down to a bombed train, an inquest heard today.

Bungler who tried to petrol bomb pub jailed Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:37 AM PST A bungling would-be petrol bomber who was caught by police after he ran into a lamp post and needed medical treatment was jailed for eight years today.

14th-century King Arthur manuscript sold for £2.4m Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST An illuminated 14th century manuscript containing what is believed to be the oldest surviving account of the legends of King Arthur sold today for more than £2 million.

Cricket star Graeme Swann's drink-drive trial to go ahead Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST The drink driving trial of England cricketer Graeme Swann will go ahead despite his solicitor arguing a sample of blood used as evidence was unlawful, a district judge ruled.

MP with 'Moscow spy assistant' hails Russia over 2018 Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:27 AM PST An MP whose assistant is accused of spying for Moscow has congratulated Russia on its successful bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

More snow forecast after another day of travel misery Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:22 AM PST Plummeting temperatures and freezing conditions caused more misery for motorists today as forecasters warned of further snow to come.

Wikileaks' Julian Assange refused bail Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:19 AM PST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was remanded in custody today after appearing in court on an extradition warrant.

Julian Assange: 'Don't shoot the messenger' Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:59 AM PST Governments around the world must not "shoot the messenger" by attacking disclosures by WikiLeaks, Julian Assange said today.

Gang treated migrant workers 'like slaves' Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:56 AM PST A gang recruited migrant workers and then treated them as "slaves", forcing them to live in dirty, cramped conditions as they picked leeks that would ultimately be sold to Tesco and Waitrose, a court heard today.

Sentencing reform to focus on reoffending Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:08 AM PST Thousands of offenders will avoid jail under an overhaul of sentencing powers that will focus on cutting reoffending.

Manufacturing output hits a seven month high Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:05 AM PST Hopes of a private sector-led recovery were boosted today after official figures revealed growth in Britain's manufacturing sector rose to its highest level for seven months in October.

Woman who concealed stillborn babies avoids jail Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:03 AM PST A woman who concealed the births of four stillborn babies and kept three of them in her wardrobe for two decades escaped jail today.

Afghan leader Karzai hails British 'sacrifices' Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:30 AM PST David Cameron and Hamid Karzai today played down the significance of the WikiLeaks revelations of criticisms of British military operations in Afghanistan, as the Afghan President voiced his "gratitude for the sacrifices and the resources that Britain has brought" to his country.

Video: Clegg urges unity on tuition fees Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:24 AM PST Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has claimed that the Government's higher education reforms would turn universities into 'engines of social mobility' as he tried to stave off a damaging Liberal Democrat rebellion.

Coventry air crash pilots 'did not see each other' Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:30 AM PST The two pilots in a mid-air collision which killed five people either did not see each other or had no time to take effective avoiding action, an accident report said today.

National Grid workers to vote on strike action Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:30 PM PST Workers at National Grid will start voting tomorrow on whether to take industrial action in a row over pay.

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