PM to 'tighten' migration rules
Gordon Brown vows to "tighten" immigration rules by reducing the number of professions which can recruit from outside Europe.

Dementia 'chemical cosh' warning
Nearly 150,000 people with dementia are being given anti-psychotic drugs unnecessarily, an official review says.

Police chiefs ditch cycle manual
A 93-page booklet designed to help police constables to cycle safely is shelved following complaints about the cost.

Ex-judge fined for drink-driving
A former crown court judge is fined £1,200 for drink-driving after he was stopped on the M6 nearly three times over the legal limit.

Trio face 'firework death' charge
Three teenagers are charged over the death of a woman in a fire after a firework was pushed through her letterbox.

Lenders cut repossession forecast
The number of homes likely to be repossessed this year will be only 48,000, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.

MoD bonuses attacked by families
Bonuses worth over £47m paid this year to Ministry of Defence civil servants are criticised by the families of some soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Red Arrows present female pilot
Twenty years since women were allowed to become pilots in the RAF, the Red Arrows have unveiled their first female aviator.

Leaves on the street 'are litter'
Councils are having to send street leaves to landfill because contamination with rubbish classifies them as litter.

Fox and Hamilton head to jungle as Celebrity line-up is unveiled
Veteran Hollywood actor George Hamilton and former glamour model Samantha Fox are among contestants in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Thousands still tune in to black and white televisions
Almost 30,000 people across the UK still tune into their favourite programmes on black and white television sets.

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Ashes set for free-to-air return
England's home Ashes Test matches returns to terrestrial TV as the government revises the "listed events" to appear on free-to-air channels.

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Ferguson awaits FA conduct ruling
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will learn on Thursday whether he will be punished for his comments about referee Alan Wiley's fitness.

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2018 bid team hold crisis meeting
England's 2018 World Cup bid will hold a meeting on Thursday to get the campaign back on track.

Cutting the cord
Are you ready to surrender your landline phone?

'Proud' decision
Faith not an issue for Muslim and Sikh Army recruits

Last hurrah?
Sir Michael Caine says new film could be his final role

Grandad's battle
A correspondent's personal journey to a WWII battlefield

Academy intrigue
Shene school and the secret Boris plan

Polls open in Glasgow by-election
Voters go to the polls in Glasgow North East to elect a new MP for the seat vacated by Speaker Michael Martin.

Nursing to become graduate entry
All new nurses in England will have to be educated to degree level from 2013, the government has announced.

Thousands suffer rail disruption
Commuters in south-east England are facing a second day of reduced services because of a row over pay.

Prince makes Canada charity gift
The Prince of Wales has asked for money to be donated to an armed forces charity rather than be given gifts at the close of his tour of Canada.

Ministers accused on post offices
The government is accused of showing a "real lack of concern" for people affected by its programme of mass post offices closures.

Jobs hope at former Burberry site
A £3.6m plan is announced to redevelop a former Burberry clothes factory site which closed despite a campaign.

Ministers defeated over gay hate
Ministers admit defeat over efforts to remove a "free speech" defence from new laws against inciting homophobic hatred.

Danger tourism
If you holiday in Iraq, what is there actually to do?

Jackpot quiz
7 questions on lottery wins and winners

Army ancestry
How to find out what your grandad did in the war

Papers highlight defence bonuses
The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail both lead with figures showing the Ministry of Defence has paid millions of pounds in bonuses to its staff.

Crash pilot 'had taken cannabis'
A pilot who died when his light aircraft crashed may have been under the influence of cannabis, an accident report says.

Girl burned in school explosion
A 10-year-old girl suffers burns in a chemical explosion during an experiment at an after-school science club in Dorset.

Omagh bombing 'could be repeated'
Another attack like the Omagh bomb could happen because a blind eye is being turned to dissidents, it is claimed.

Plane crash report investigated
The emergency services are investigating reports that an aircraft has come down in County Fermanagh.

MSPs reject short jail terms ban
Holyrood's justice committee votes in favour of keeping short prison sentences, instead of giving offenders community service.

Bug outbreak 'identified quickly'
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is confident the Clostridium Difficile outbreak at a Dundee hospital was identified quickly.

Campaign on sudden deaths 'rise'
Families which have suffered the unexpected death of a child or young adult launch a campaign to highlight the numbers involved.

'Own photo' suspect is arrested
A burglary suspect who sent a replacement photo into a newspaper after a police mugshot was used is arrested.