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• Police try to unlock riddle of landscape architect's final hours
• Plans to dispose of nature reserves in chaos
• Anger over No 10 talks on 'coalition candidates'
• Beginning of the end for lollipop men and women
• Britons spend Boxing Day... spending
• Snow today, then rain will speed the thaw
• The Scouts' Bob-a-Job week may be reborn – in a different guise
• Christmas Day 'bath tub death' arrests
• Alan Johnson: 'There's no point regretting things you said as a joke'
• Cycle commuters to be counted
• Dead MI6 spy 'was to assume new identity'
• Armed police at shopping centre after shooting
• Police confirm body found is missing architect
• Government U-turn over book scheme cuts
• Two held over teenager bath death
• Shoppers struggle during Tube strike
• BAA backs new legislation by air regulators
• Airports face fines for passenger delays

Police try to unlock riddle of landscape architect's final hours Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Her handbag sat undisturbed on the kitchen table. Her purse was there. So were her keys and her mobile phone. There was even the receipt for a Tesco Finest margherita pizza – the last meal Joanna Yeates bought. There was no sign of Ms Yeates herself, though, nor of anything to indicate forced entry or a struggle.

Plans to dispose of nature reserves in chaos Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Secret Government negotiations to dispose of England's most precious wildlife sites in a big money-saving exercise are in tatters.

Anger over No 10 talks on 'coalition candidates' Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Tory traditionalists will launch a campaign next month to halt moves for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to fight on a joint ticket at the next general election.

Beginning of the end for lollipop men and women Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A familiar face seen come rain, shine or snow will be missing from outside the gates of hundreds of schools in the new year.

Britons spend Boxing Day... spending Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Shoppers defied the cold and a Tube strike in London to splash the cash, as some shopping centres boasted their busiest Sunday of the year. But laws restricting retailers to six hours of trading caught out many people.

Snow today, then rain will speed the thaw Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A flurry of snow is expected across much of Britain today and tomorrow before giving way to a thaw, albeit temporary. Up to 5cm of snow is forecast to fall across eastern and northern parts of the country, with up to 20cm in parts of Scotland and 15cm on the Pennines and Yorkshire Moors.

The Scouts' Bob-a-Job week may be reborn – in a different guise Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Bob-a-job week, where boy scouts lent a helping hand to their local community for a modest payment – may be resurrected next year.

Christmas Day 'bath tub death' arrests Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A man and a woman, both 27, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was found dead in a bath on Christmas Day.

Alan Johnson: 'There's no point regretting things you said as a joke' Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST It's quite hard, at a time when most politicians appear to have popped out of the womb yelling for a Hansard, and spent their toddlerhood nationalising each other's train sets, and their teenage years ditching the charts for the Top 10 political biographies, and their Top 10 tips for power, to imagine a prime minister who was once a postman.

Cycle commuters to be counted Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The 2011 Census, which takes place on 27 March, will find out how many more people cycle to work.

Dead MI6 spy 'was to assume new identity' Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The MI6 spy Gareth Williams was training to take on a new identity eight months before he was found dead, a friend claimed yesterday. Sian Lloyd-Jones, 33, also insisted that he was not gay, after detectives had suggested the 31-year-old may have died at the hands of a mystery bondage sex partner.

Armed police at shopping centre after shooting Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:19 AM PST Armed police attended a shopping centre this afternoon following reports of a shooting.

Police confirm body found is missing architect Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:12 AM PST Police have said they are "satisfied" a body found on a country lane on Christmas Day is missing architect Joanna Yeates.

Government U-turn over book scheme cuts Posted: 26 Dec 2010 08:40 AM PST The Government said today it will continue funding a scheme providing free books for children to encourage a love of reading following a furious backlash from authors over plans to scrap state support.

Two held over teenager bath death Posted: 26 Dec 2010 08:38 AM PST Two people remained in custody today after a teenager was found dead in a bath.

Shoppers struggle during Tube strike Posted: 26 Dec 2010 07:42 AM PST The latest Tube strike caused disruption on every line in the capital today as the drivers' union claimed it could have been avoided.

BAA backs new legislation by air regulators Posted: 26 Dec 2010 06:06 AM PST BAA today said it welcomed legislation that would "improve the experience for passengers" as the Government considers new plans to fine airports millions of pounds.

Airports face fines for passenger delays Posted: 26 Dec 2010 02:02 AM PST Airports could be fined millions of pounds for disrupting passengers travel under new plans being considered by the Government.

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