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• High cost of credit sends a growing number of Britons into poverty
• I love my Tony, and that's why I need to kill him
• The real Upstairs Downstairs
• Parliament may open to diners
• Employers fail people with mental health problems
• Phone hacking: 'News of the World' emails 'lost' on the way to India
• Topsy-turvy: The year politics was turned on its head
• Murder of Anni Dewani: The bridegroom's story
• London's 'Mr Party' defies court to carry on carousing
• Stores will open until midnight in effort to beat profits white-out
• Osborne looks to save hundreds of millions on PFIs
• Assange feels under attack from his British media partner
• Winter blast brings Britain to a standstill
• Super Saturday expected at shops despite snow
• Top Lib Dem criticises Tory ministers over cuts

High cost of credit sends a growing number of Britons into poverty Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Rising levels of poverty are putting millions at risk from spiralling debts, with the Government facing renewed calls to crack down on lenders who make large profits by exploiting the poor.

I love my Tony, and that's why I need to kill him Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST For Jane Nicklinson, love is now a matter of life and death. Despite proving beyond doubt her devotion to her husband, Tony, the former nurse has agreed to kill him. Five and a half years ago he suffered a catastrophic stroke which left him paralysed from the neck down, able to move only his head and eyes. Within months, realising he was never going to get better, Tony, 56, made it clear to Jane that he wanted to die. What has unfolded since is, to some, the ultimate love story while, to others, it is a plan for premeditated murder.

The real Upstairs Downstairs Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The creators of the glamorous new version of Upstairs, Downstairs are hoping to deliver a knockout blow on Boxing Day after a week of pre-bout hype intended to suggest bitter rivalry with ITV's Downton Abbey.

Parliament may open to diners Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Members of the public will be able to dine like an MP at evenings and weekends under plans to open up Parliament's grand dining rooms to generate millions of pounds in revenue.

Employers fail people with mental health problems Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST People with mental health problems face widespread prejudice and misunderstanding in the workplace, forcing many to hide their illness from employers and colleagues.

Phone hacking: 'News of the World' emails 'lost' on the way to India Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has launched an investigation into claims that vital emails between senior executives and journalists on the News of the World have been "lost" while being transported to India, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.

Topsy-turvy: The year politics was turned on its head Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST David Cameron

Murder of Anni Dewani: The bridegroom's story Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Relatives and close friends of Shrien Dewani, who is accused of plotting to kill his wife while they were on honeymoon together, yesterday revealed their fury and anguish at a stream of allegations, ranging from his alleged payment to his wife's killers to a rumoured homosexual affair with a rent boy.

London's 'Mr Party' defies court to carry on carousing Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST He is friends with the rich and famous, who flock to his lavish parties – he once filled a pool with cognac. But in the latest chapter of "Lord" Edward Davenport's bizarre life, he may have gone a step too far, by entertaining despite a High Court ban.

Stores will open until midnight in effort to beat profits white-out Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST What would have been one of the most spectacularly white Christmases on record came a week too early yesterday. Heavy snowfalls across much of the country caused major problems for air travel, roads, railways, high streets, farms and, with a boom in burst pipes and rising fuel prices, even the home.

Osborne looks to save hundreds of millions on PFIs Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is hoping to shave hundreds of millions of pounds off the cost of thousands of controversial private finance initiative deals in an attempt to cut Government spending still further.

Assange feels under attack from his British media partner Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The plot that no one thought could possibly get even thicker, expanded its dimensions quite considerably this weekend. Fresh details from the statements made to police by the two Swedish women who have made sexual allegations against the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, were published by The Guardian newspaper, his principal British media partner and supporter.

Winter blast brings Britain to a standstill Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:00 AM PST Millions of Britons faced travel misery today with planes grounded, rail services cancelled and roads rendered impassable on what is traditionally the busiest weekend before Christmas.

Super Saturday expected at shops despite snow Posted: 18 Dec 2010 02:30 AM PST Retailers up and down the country were bracing themselves for "super Saturday" today, as shoppers hit the high streets for the last weekend before Christmas.

Top Lib Dem criticises Tory ministers over cuts Posted: 18 Dec 2010 02:25 AM PST Nick Clegg has been urged by the leader of the Liberal Democrats' local councillors to "rein in" two senior Tory ministers who he accused of being "a disgrace" for denying spending cuts would lead to town hall job losses and service reductions.

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