Sir Paul Stephenson, the former head of the Met Police, believes David Cameron announced the Leveson Inquiry to 'take the flak away' from his disastrous decision to appoint Andy Coulson.

David Cameron's visit to Africa in 2007 to make the case for protecting the overseas aid budget was despised by many in his party, who disagreed with plans to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on foreign aid.

One of David Cameron's early initiatives was to persuade more women to stand as Conservative candidates. However, it left many within the Tory camp outraged including Ann Widdecombe.

Deputy governor Ben Broadbent said the UK's recovery attracted immigrants from Europe where growth is sluggish and unemployment high.

The Chancellor, in the country on a week-long trip designed to forge new economic ties, said the cash would fund a Premier League scheme to train a new generation of football stars in China.

Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy (pictured) must have surprised even her critics by announcing that meat should be treated like tobacco, with public campaigns to stop people eating it.

Abdul Rahman Shalabi is said to have been close to Al Qaeda leaders but walked free on Tuesday. London man Shaker Aamer (pictured) - who only has limited terror links - remains inside.

The revamped BBC1 bulletin - filmed in London and hosted by Huw Edwards (pictured) - would open with national and international news, but would also include the regional news.

Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe also revealed his officers still don't know whether any of the allegations are true - a new indication that the 11-month VIP inquiry is in toruble.

The London based Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called for a discount on stamp duty and a fund to help older movers relocate, saying it would help to ease moving.

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The doctors in Manchester are being paid £90 a hour for weekend work, as part of a Government scheme to encourage surgeries to stay open out of hours, Pulse magazine found.

Scientists at Goldsmith's University in London found no difference in IQ between children who were breastfed and those who were bottle fed, after testing the intelligence of more than 11,000.

Those who feel faint for several minutes after standing up may be at risk of a blood pressure condition that may lead to a degenerative brain disease or even early death, a new study shows.

Tim Farron, the party's new leader will tomorrow say he will not allow the Government to 'destroy' social housing, by extending Margaret Thatcher's flagship Right to Buy policy.

The tasteless lyrics written for the annual Glee Club event emerged as the party's conference prepared to pay tribute to the former leader who died just three months ago.

After damning figures revealed productivity is woefully behind other major economies, Mr Osborne insisted that the many people who oppose new roads and railways had to be ignored.

Sharon Furner (pictured), of Colchester, was recorded on video plundering the pensioner's handbag, stealing several notes before hiding them in her pocket and sitting down.

The decision by receptionist Triveni Dhavade was one of a series of actions by staff at Croydon University Hospital in London that ended in Madhumita 'Maddie' Mandal's death.

The 18-year-old, named as Danielle MacCallum and believed to be from Greenock in Scotland, died in intensive care at Ibiza's Can Misses Hospital early yesterday morning.

Charley Wood, from Timperley, Greater Manchester, opted to have the surgery after learning she has the BRCA1 gene, giving her an 85 per cent increased chance of developing breast cancer.

Elliott Johnson, 21, who worked as political editor of the campaign group Conservative Way Forward, was found dead on the tracks of Sandy Railway Station in Bedfordshire last Tuesday.

Sylvia Minicking, pictured, was caught driving erratically by police on Boldon Lane in South Shields. She was pulled over on her morning shop at Lidl and was breathalysed

Paul Smith, 29, was sentenced to seven years in prison for a drunken and frenzied attack on Ivan Barrs in Leicester in 2003, but is now on trial for murder after Mr Barrs died last year.

Faith Jenkinson married Andrew Asher near Lincoln in 2010. But she had not finalised her divorce from husband Michael Ulatowski (pictured) and has now admitted bigamy

Solomon Munyoro, 26, was warned by a judge he could face jail after being found guilty of assaulting two women during a Pirates of the Caribbean New Year's Eve party at Mahiki in Mayfair.

John Hendley MacGowan, 68, was walking through Sloane Street in Knightsbridge when he complained to police about a series of powerful vehicles that were racing up and down the road.

David Barrowclough, 48, used false names and invoices about fake archaeological projects to fraudulently steal a whopping £238,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Dawn Ward, 42, who is married to former footballer Ashley Ward and features in the ITV reality show, appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates Court today charged with assault.

Pc Jonathan Webb (pictured) has been fired for telling a shop manager in Liverpool city centre that he and his colleagues couldn't help because they didn't have the correct equipment.

Noise abatement officials launched an investigation into the mysterious noise which has been heard more frequently across Swansea, South Wales, in recent months, but admit it cannot be traced.

When shoppers spotted this car parked across two family spaces at an Asda supermarket in West Bridgford, Nottingham, they decided it was time to teach the owner a lesson in parking.

Warrington, the hometown of DJ Chris Evans and reality TV star Kerry Katona, has been named as the worst place in Britain for culture by the Royal Society of Arts.

Marie Auma says police officers and Met staff conspired to bully her, including two who would regularly break wind near her while working at Southwark Police Station.

New data from the Health and Social Care Information Care Centre reveals 92.3 per cent of children were vaccinated with the first dose of MMR by their second birthday - short of WHO target of 95 per cent.

These photos show Achamore House, a Grade B-listed baronial mansion on the stunning Isle of Gigha, off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland. The property is now on sale for offers over £900,000.

Estate agents admit that the property in Belgravia's Eaton Square 'needs modernisation throughout' but are still confident that it will fetch millions thanks to its extensive garden.

The video, which is called 'I bet you will watch this over and over again', shows what appears to be a glass of water instantly transforming from 3D to 2D.