Ministers are to rush through a change to the law ahead of a review of the evidence from Australia, the first country to ban branded cigarettes.

The London Mayor sparked a furious political row after arguing that tackling economic inequality is 'futile' because some people’s IQ is too low for them to compete.

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki said the ex-prime minister asked for his help in 2000 but he refused, choosing a negotiated settlement instead.

The Cancer Drugs Fund, which was set up by David Cameron in 2011, has come under pressure because the number of people applying for the scheme has doubled.

Unite, led by Len McCluskey (pictured), has been linked to 60 candidates standing in the next general election, despite pledged to reform the party's union connections.

Organisers FIFA and their sponsors are being urged to spell out the risks of mosquito-borne dengue fever after a study showed cases could peak in three of the twelve host cities.

Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi's two PAs lived the high life on their company credit cards, Isleworth Crown Court heard.

The star, 49, who has recently been romantically linked with millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi after the pair's regular dinner dates, said she was 'an alcoholic' and 'an addict' as a younger woman.

She said the hotcake was ‘a warming, welcoming pud full of seasonal spice that can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. Truly a pudding to give thanks for’.

Miss Yousafzai, who was also a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, was recognised at the GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards for her work empowering women.

Most of us waste our weekends and only making the most of 20 of them a year, according to a survey released today.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Defra, the food and farming ministry, have refused to identify the East Anglia farm involved.

Attacks on the Olympic gold medalist for the way she looks were condemned in Parliament, with a government minister saying it was 'enough to make me weep'.

The Foreign Secretary said the agreement, which would force Iran to downgrade its almost weapons-grade uranium in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, was a victory for diplomacy.

The vast site in Sevenoaks, Kent, will have its own staff, although it will share a headteacher, department heads and answer to the same governing body.

Ed Miliband was described as ‘pathetic’ yesterday after he accused David Cameron of smear tactics and plotting to run the ‘dirtiest election campaign’ in decades.

Sheila Hibbert (left) died in Bradford Royal Infirmary (right) after a string of errors meant the 77-year-old diabetic went three days without receiving any insulin injections.

Andrea Green (pictured), 42, died just 14 hours after routine surgery for her back pain, which may have been unnecessary, at Barnsley District Hospital.

Users have their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like a joystick, in the hope that it will offer them more mobility and independence.

Jennifer Whiteley, 27, took class A drugs and 'bombs' of Benzo Fury with her boyfriend at her family home in Greater Manchester while her parents were away.

Rakesh Bhayani was found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of millionaire Carole Waugh, who was stabbed in her Marylebone home, while co-accused Nicholas Kutner was found not guilty of murder.

Anxiang Du, 54, was convicted by a jury at Northampton Crown Court of murdering university lecturer Jifeng 'Jeff' Ding and his family.

Emma Wilson, 25, who is on trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of her 11-month-old son Callum, today told a jury his 23-month-old brother is responsible for inflicting the injuries that led to his death.

Liam Adams (pictured), 58, from west Belfast, was found guilty last month of a string of sexual assaults on Aine Dahlstrom when she was a child in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The move was condemned by the GMB and Unison unions, who called for a public inquiry into the way Npower is being run.

The teacher fell while trying to avoid the meat, which had been dropped on the floor of the lunch hall at Backwell School in Backwell, Somerset (file photo).

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The Prime Minister said it was a ‘breach of the principle of state immunity’ and vowed to stand up for British sovereignty.

Six months ago, Ruby the Jack Russell was so fat walkies was a short waddle that left her out of breath. Yesterday the trimmed down terrier was named winner of the Pet Slimmer of the Year award.

The pocket-sized keepsake was made for Osborne Wrigley, from Manchester, by his then girlfriend Dora Pimley while he was serving in the First World War.

Artist Phillip K. Smith III unveiled the project Lucid Stead in Joshua Tree, California: an installation composed of mirrored planks and LED lights mounted on a timber shack.

The inattentive driver was reversing out of a parking space at Olton railway station in the West Midlands when he suddenly jammed down the accelerator.

At least half the population of Nairobi live in Kibera and other nearby slums - hidden away like a dirty secret along railway embankments, and beside rubbish dumps.