Police warn they may not be able to afford Tesco's £3m riot compensation bill

 In total, the retailer has asked for nearly £3m in compensation from police forces around the country, following the

Brussels threatens to sue Britain to let in 'benefit tourists'

 Ministers fear the move could leave taxpayers handing out as much as £2.5 billion to EU nationals, including out-of-work

Legal warning to UK over benefits for EU nationals

 The European Commission has threatened legal action against the UK, saying a test of eligibility for benefits discriminates against

Fake death pensioner 'was greedy'

 Anthony McErlean, 66, was jailed for six years for faking his own death in Honduras in 2009 to get

Thurlbeck to fight sacking claim

 The News of the World's former chief reporter has broken his silence over the phone-hacking scandal to insist he

Rio hit with £500k bill after losing court battle

The England and Manchester United star will now be saddled with paying the estimated £500,000 legal bills incurred by the Sunday

Paramedics Who Tried To Save Singer's Life Give Evidence

 Alberto Alvarez was in charge of back stage during Jackson's final rehearsal on June 24, 2009. He described Jackson

Raids in 7 countries in $200M investment fraud

 Dutch authorities say raids have been conducted in seven countries in connection with an alleged $200 million investment fraud

Global swoop nets huge haul of fake drugs: Interpol

 Police and customs officers from 81 countries have seized 2.4 million doses of counterfeit medicine sold over the Internet

Motorway speed limit to be raised

 The speed limit on Britain’s motorways is set to rise to 80mph but with a big expansion in the

Ferdinand loses privacy action

 Rio Ferdinand has lost his privacy action over a "kiss and tell" story. The England and Manchester United centre

Treasure hunters eye huge shipwreck haul

 When the SS Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-boat, it took its huge silver cargo to a watery

Tony Blair is unaccountable over business interests, adviser says

 More questions have been raised over Tony Blair's lucrative business activities after an adviser in his role as a

Saudi women given right to vote

 Saudi Arabia will allow women to stand for election and vote, the king announced on Sunday, in a significant

Settling in Britain is a privilege not a right

 THE following is the summary of a speech delivered on September 15, 2011, by Britain’s Immigration Minister Damian Green

UBS CEO Gruebel resigns over rogue trading loss

 UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel has resigned over a $2.3 billion loss caused by rogue trading at its investment

Rich life in Lightning Ridge opal shanty towns

 LIKE any other town they have names, such as Grawin, Glengarry and Sheepyards. But you don't find them listed

Former deputy editor received £25,000 from News of the World publisher after starting work as consultant with police force

Former News of the World deputy editor Neil Wallis leaving Hammersmith police station in July. Photograph: Murray Sanders/Mail

Suit Planned Against News Corp. in U.S. Over Phone Hacking

 lawyer representing some of Britain’s phone hacking victims said on Friday that he was planning legal action in the

Phone hacking: Ex-editor Coulson sues newspaper group

 Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson is suing his ex-employer after it stopped paying his legal fees

Tech Savvy Street Gangs Take On Social Media

 The fight against Indiana’s gangs isn’t always waged on the street. School officials, social workers and probation officers said

Media group faces new hacking blows

 New allegations about the phone-hacking scandal have hit News International, with claims of more victims and fresh legal rows.

Germans don't like the British, and the British are the majority in Benidorm

 A spokesman said part of the problem was that the Germans don't like the British, and the British are

Spanish jail-house film shows without on-the-run actor

 A Spanish prison screened a short film made by inmates Friday with one missing ingredient -- a key actor

This is the buff soldier who exchanged numbers with Cheryl Cole.

Andy Baker plans to meet up with the former X Factor judge after the pair met during her morale-boosting

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas makes UN statehood bid

 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has submitted his bid to the UN for recognition of a Palestinian state. To rapturous

Roll over Einstein: Law of physics challenged

 One of the very pillars of physics and Einstein's theory of relativity - that nothing can go faster than

Europe leaves Bulgaria, Romania out in Schengen cold

 Europe left Bulgaria and Romania out in the cold Thursday, when Finland and the Netherlands blocked their entry into

French court fines women for wearing veils

 France's fines on women for wearing the full-face covering niqab veil, imposed for the first time by a court

Scottish supermarkets face extra tax on selling alcohol

 Plans to hike business rates for major retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland could see supermarkets pay around

Bloody Sunday family rejects payout

 Relatives of one of the Bloody Sunday victims have firmly rejected any offer of Government compensation. Sisters Linda and

Troy Davis execution goes ahead despite serious doubts about his guilt

 Moments before he was put to death, Troy Davis lifted his head from the gurney to which he was

Manchester airport reopens after bomb scare

 Manchester Airport’s main terminal has reopened after bomb disposal experts were called in to check a suspicious package on

IMF cuts growth forecast for UK for 2011 and 2012

 The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for the UK, in a report warning that the global

Debt Crisis Infects Companies via Bank Loan Costs

 Banks in Spain and Italy are curbing loans and charging customers more as aftershocks from the sovereign debt crisis