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• The Year in Review: Labour
• The Year in Review: Austerity
• The Year in Review: The Coalition
• Not just a white Christmas in Luton
• The Year in Review: Bring on 2011
• Ethiopian icon's glory restored
• Murder suspect will not be charged
• William and Kate coin baffles buyers
• Defiant to the end, but Sheridan faces jail for swingers' club lies
• Happy birthday. Now we're going to deport you
• Architect's parents plead for clues to disappearance
• Tributes paid to 347th UK fatality in Afghanistan
• Cancelled trains and icy roads stall the mass getaway
• Cable attacks Telegraph sting amid more recordings
• Government's secret talks to aid Lib Dems in by-election
• Tommy Sheridan guilty of perjury
• Newspaper sting undermines work of MPs, says Vince Cable
• Ten candidates to contest by-election
• Weather-weary Britons continue to battle the snow
• Police release two held over farm killing
• No action over man's death after 'fence dispute'
• Tommy Sheridan: Poll tax rebel who rose to become an MSP
• Parents' fears for missing architect
• Events leading to Tommy Sheridan's guilty verdict
• And finally... bizarre real life stories
• Policeman cleared of cell attack is sacked
• Officers escape action over attack on royal couple
• Hague welcomes US signing of nuclear treaty
• Court move to halt Boxing Day Tube strike
• Miliband condemns Bookstart funding cut
• 'Gangland-style' shooting victim named
• Student missing after celebration is found dead
• Jeremy Hunt ruling will be open to legal challenge after past Murdoch support

The Year in Review: Labour Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST For Gordon Brown, the end of his stormy premiership was traumatic, nerve-wracking and humiliating. It could have been much worse. Many Labour cabinet ministers had anticipated a slaughter for their party in May. On the basis of their low expectations, a hung parliament was almost as a pleasant surprise.

The Year in Review: Austerity Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The year 2010 began with David Cameron looking into a TV camera and pledging to the British people: "If any cabinet minister comes to me and says 'Here are my plans' and they involve frontline reductions, they'll be sent straight back to their department to go away and think again." The year ended with him pushing through the most severe cuts to frontline services in living memory.

The Year in Review: The Coalition Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The high point came at the beginning, and was always going to be impossible to match. Fittingly, the two partners displayed their mutual affection in a rose garden – at the back of 10 Downing Street.

Not just a white Christmas in Luton Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Just outside Luton town centre, a gigantic big fat robin, two metres wide, cleverly constructed from wire and tissue paper, sits a little lopsidedly in a courtyard. Last week, looking a good deal perkier – and powered by a bicycle – it led the Winter Wonderland parade in a town, which, like most other places in Britain, is doing its best to be cheery in a winter which is bleak not just in terms of icy roads but also in its economic outlook on the eve of Christmas 2010.

The Year in Review: Bring on 2011 Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST We watched, we listened, we voted. We loved the bugs, we loved the sequins, we loved the songs and we loved the power: the power to make, and, much more enjoyably, break, a life, a psyche, a career.

Ethiopian icon's glory restored Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A 15th-century Ethiopian icon of the infant Christ has been restored by a British charity, the Ethiopian Heritage Fund.

Murder suspect will not be charged Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A man arrested on suspicion of murdering his neighbour following a reported dispute over the height of a garden fence will face no criminal action.

William and Kate coin baffles buyers Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The design for a Royal Mint coin commemorating the union of Prince William and Kate Middleton has received a lukewarm reception, because the couple are barely recognisable.

Defiant to the end, but Sheridan faces jail for swingers' club lies Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Tommy Sheridan, the charismatic former leader of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), was found guilty of perjury yesterday after he was judged to have lied his way to victory in a defamation case against a tabloid newspaper four years ago.

Happy birthday. Now we're going to deport you Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Most teenagers look forward to their 18th birthdays. But not Ahmer Rana. When he turns 18 tomorrow he knows that he will soon receive a visit from immigration officials.

Architect's parents plead for clues to disappearance Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The parents of a young architect who disappeared from her flat a week ago made a heart-wrenching plea for her return yesterday.

Tributes paid to 347th UK fatality in Afghanistan Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The latest British soldier to die in Afghanistan was named yesterday by the Ministry of Defence as Corporal Steven Dunn of 216 Parachute Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals.

Cancelled trains and icy roads stall the mass getaway Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Freezing temperatures are forecast to continue for days, with Boxing Day blizzards likely in the West Country, Wales and Scotland.

Cable attacks Telegraph sting amid more recordings Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Vince Cable has criticised The Daily Telegraph for the sting by undercover reporters posing as constituents which resulted in him being stripped of responsibility for media regulation.

Government's secret talks to aid Lib Dems in by-election Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The Cabinet has secretly discussed plans to boost the Liberal Democrats' chances of winning next month's by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth. The Cabinet talks will infuriate Tory traditionalists, who suspect that David Cameron would be happy for the Liberal Democrats to win the contest.

Tommy Sheridan guilty of perjury Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:16 AM PST Former Scottish Socialist Party leader Tommy Sheridan was today convicted of lying during his defamation case against the News of the World.

Newspaper sting undermines work of MPs, says Vince Cable Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:12 AM PST Vince Cable today hit back over the newspaper sting which left him clinging to his Cabinet job, saying that it undermined the work of MPs.

Ten candidates to contest by-election Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST Ten candidates will contest the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election following today's close of nominations.

Weather-weary Britons continue to battle the snow Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:44 AM PST Weather-weary Britons battled ice and snow today to either get away for the Christmas break or to do last-minute shopping.

Police release two held over farm killing Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:28 AM PST Two men have been released on bail by detectives investigating the killing of a man during a bungled robbery at his farm.

No action over man's death after 'fence dispute' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:09 AM PST A man arrested on suspicion of murdering his next-door neighbour following a reported dispute over a garden fence will face no criminal action.

Tommy Sheridan: Poll tax rebel who rose to become an MSP Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:52 AM PST Tommy Sheridan's role in modern politics began, in his words, in "draughty village halls" across the country in the run-up to the historic first Scottish Parliament election just over 10 years ago.

Parents' fears for missing architect Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:41 AM PST The devastated parents of a missing architect broke down in tears today as they admitted they feared she had been abducted.

Events leading to Tommy Sheridan's guilty verdict Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:23 AM PST After a 12-week trial, firebrand politician Tommy Sheridan was found guilty of lying during his defamation case against the News of the World.

And finally... bizarre real life stories Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST

Policeman cleared of cell attack is sacked Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:38 AM PST A police officer who was jailed and then cleared on appeal after being accused of throwing a woman head-first on the concrete floor of a cell was sacked by his force today.

Officers escape action over attack on royal couple Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:18 AM PST No officers will face disciplinary action after a mob attacked the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall during the tuition fees protests, Scotland Yard said today.

Hague welcomes US signing of nuclear treaty Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:44 AM PST Britain today welcomed the ratification of a US-Russian nuclear arms control treaty by the American Senate and urged Moscow to follow suit.

Court move to halt Boxing Day Tube strike Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:30 AM PST London Underground is taking legal action in a bid to prevent a Boxing Day strike by Tube drivers going ahead, it was announced today.

Miliband condemns Bookstart funding cut Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:16 AM PST Labour leader Ed Miliband today spoke out against the Government's withdrawal of funding from a programme to give free books to parents of new-born babies to encourage a love of reading.

'Gangland-style' shooting victim named Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:15 AM PST A man shot dead in the street has been named by police.

Student missing after celebration is found dead Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:52 AM PST Police have found the body of a 21-year-old who went missing in freezing conditions five days ago.

Jeremy Hunt ruling will be open to legal challenge after past Murdoch support Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, could face a legal challenge if he approves Rupert Murdoch's controversial takeover of BSkyB, because of his past comments in support of the media mogul, lawyers and opposition politicians warned last night.

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