Just three of Britain's eight biggest banks promise to pass on full 1pc cut to their customers, in a snub to the Prime Minister.

Karen Matthews is branded "pure evil" by police after being convicted of kidnapping and imprisoning her daughter.

British couple who moved to Gambia to work as Christian missionaries arrested for 'undermining the government'.

The Pakistani terrorist group blamed for the attack on Mumbai opened its gates to outsiders in order to protest its innocence.

Dramatic courtroom protest by De Menzes family members, after coroner scotched unlawful killing verdict.

Schools banned from examining children's birth certificates or photographs under rules designed to stop middle-class pupils dominating places at the best comprehensives.

Harry Potter author reveals lifelong fear as she launches her new book.

President-Elect Barack Obama has broken his first campaign promise by quietly dropping a profits windfall tax on oil firms.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won a bid to shut down Parliament in an unprecedented attempt to stay in power by avoiding a no-confidence vote.

Hundreds of schools were closed and motorists had to be rescued from their cars on Thursday as the first serious snow of winter blanketed northern parts of Britain.