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• Pledge that hospitals will improve care for the elderly
• Don't call my husband scruffy, says Mrs Bercow
• Miliband aims to distance himself from unions
• Fresh 'victims' spell trouble for Murdoch
• Rise in gangs of shoplifters costs shops £137m a year
• The slithering prizes: Python thefts lift lid on trade in exotic pets
• The week four people vanished – and only one made the news
• Undercover officer's fears are ludicrous, say green activists
• Army hero puts his Military Cross on eBay
• Not Lakes, but floods for Cumbria
• Parents 'will be able to split paternity leave'
• Brian Cowen vows to remain leader of Fianna Fail
• Ed Miliband admits Gordon Brown made mistakes on economy
• Ed Miliband warns against Royal Wedding strikes
• Eric Pickles: 'Tories fought 'gentle' by-election campaign
• Ed Miliband more popular than Nick Clegg among Lib Dem voters
• MP reports six colleagues over expenses
• Environment Agency cutting thousands of jobs
• Flood warnings issued as rivers rise

Pledge that hospitals will improve care for the elderly Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Hit squads are to be sent into hospitals in an attempt to drive up standards of treatment for the elderly – with checks on conditions in care homes likely to follow.

Don't call my husband scruffy, says Mrs Bercow Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The wife of the House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow, hit back yesterday after one of his predecessors gave him a dressing-down by for his scruffy appearance.

Miliband aims to distance himself from unions Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Ed Miliband yesterday condemned the prospect of unions timing industrial action to coincide with the Royal Wedding in April or next year's Olympic Games.

Fresh 'victims' spell trouble for Murdoch Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The phone hacking scandal engulfing the News of the World is set to cost the newspaper's parent company tens of millions of pounds in legal fees and settlement bills after more celebrities announced they would be suing the title over the weekend.

Rise in gangs of shoplifters costs shops £137m a year Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Shoplifters make off with goods worth almost £400,000 every day, British retailers said today.

The slithering prizes: Python thefts lift lid on trade in exotic pets Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST John Harrison walked into his son's shop earlier this month to find thieves had broken in and stolen some of his most prized merchandise – 63 royal pythons and three rare Kimberly rock monitor lizards.

The week four people vanished – and only one made the news Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST When Joanna Yeates disappeared from her Bristol home on 17 December, her parents suffered the anguish of not knowing what had happened to her, but fearing the worst. This explains why they described the news of the discovery of Ms Yeates's body eight days later as "a relief".

Undercover officer's fears are ludicrous, say green activists Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST His extraordinary eight years as an undercover officer infiltrating the secret world of Britain's anarchist and eco-activist movements have generated headlines around the world and caused a furious debate over the policing of protest groups.

Army hero puts his Military Cross on eBay Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A former soldier is selling the Military Cross he earned in Afghanistan for £100,000 on eBay. Ranger Alan Owens, who served with the Royal Irish Regiment, was awarded the prestigious honour for developing "a level of empathy with the local population which no amount of fighting could establish".

Not Lakes, but floods for Cumbria Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Flood water covers many of the fields around Derwentwater after the River Derwent burst its banks in Borrowdale, Cumbria, over the weekend.

Parents 'will be able to split paternity leave' Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Mothers and fathers will be able to split parental leave under proposals to be set out today by Nick Clegg.

Brian Cowen vows to remain leader of Fianna Fail Posted: 16 Jan 2011 09:36 AM PST Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight confirmed he would remain as leader of his ruling Fianna Fail party.

Ed Miliband admits Gordon Brown made mistakes on economy Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:05 AM PST Ed Miliband today disowned Gordon Brown for his claim to have abolished boom and bust, his failure to regulate the banks and his refusal to admit Labour would cut state spending.

Ed Miliband warns against Royal Wedding strikes Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:04 AM PST Labour leader Ed Miliband today said he would "totally condemn" any attempt to disrupt the Royal Wedding or the London Olympics with strike action.

Eric Pickles: 'Tories fought 'gentle' by-election campaign Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:03 AM PST The Conservative Party fought a "gentle" campaign in the first by-election test for the coalition, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today.

Ed Miliband more popular than Nick Clegg among Lib Dem voters Posted: 16 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST Ed Miliband is more popular than Nick Clegg among people who voted Liberal Democrat in last year's general election, according to a poll released today.

MP reports six colleagues over expenses Posted: 16 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST A serving MP has reported six parliamentary colleagues - including two former Cabinet ministers - to police over alleged abuse of expenses, it was reported today.

Environment Agency cutting thousands of jobs Posted: 16 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST Thousands of jobs are to be cut from the Environment Agency in the next few years, a leading union has claimed.

Flood warnings issued as rivers rise Posted: 16 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST Householders were bracing themselves today after heavy rainfall in northern England and Wales caused surging river levels to teeter near bursting point.

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