06/09/2008
SNP demands tax powers
First Minister Alex Salmond piled further pressure on Gordon Brown today after the Prime Minister conceded the case for change in the way Scottish devolution is funded.
DUP leader talks to paramilitaries
Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson has held talks with loyalist paramilitary groups to secure their full support for peace, it was revealed last night.
Labour forced to repay illegal funding donation
Labour was embroiled in a fresh row over donations last night after it was forced to pay back £15,000 to a children's charity which illegally donated cash to the party.
Rumours, plotting, even a BNP link - is the party over for Ukip?
Three years ago, the United Kingdom Independence Party was a political force to be recognised. With 12 seats in the European Parliament and a 16 per cent share of the vote, the party was Britain's third-biggest in Europe.
Hoy: I'm being used by politicians
Chris Hoy, the cyclist who won three gold medals in Beijing, has spoken of his irritation at politicians "cashing in" on his success.
Children in care 'should get right to sue failing councils'
Children in care should be able to sue their local council if it fails to provide them with a decent upbringing and education, a think-tank chaired by the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith will argue today.
'Drug-smuggling' Tory MP forced to eat coffee whitener
Like many other British travellers setting off for far-flung destinations, the Conservative MP Michael Fabricant thought it prudent to take his own supply of coffee whitener. But his decision led to a terrifying encounter while trekking in Colombia, where he was detained by soldiers who mistook his jar of white powder for cocaine.
Unions: Help the poor pay fuel bills – or lose election
Britain's most senior trade unionist has warned Gordon Brown he will face a disaster at the polls unless he helps families to cope with soaring fuel prices.
Party forced to repay illegal funding donation
Labour was embroiled in a fresh row over donations last night after it was forced to pay back £15,000 to a children's charity which illegally donated cash to the party.
Only Blair could save Labour now
Tony Blair is the only senior Labour figure who would transform Labour's prospects at the next general election, according to a ComRes poll for The Independent.
Fury over Brown fuel U-turn
The decision to rule out cash handouts for households struggling with soaring fuel bills was blasted by unions as a "downright disgrace".
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News courtesy of Independent.co.uk