UK News Headlines

Tory activists have attacked David Cameron's support for gay marriage, claiming it had made winning the next general election "virtually impossible". More »

Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests. More »

More than three million British drivers have fallen asleep behind the wheel in the last year, according to new research. More »

The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the event Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest. More »

Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action. More »

The UK Independence Party surge has continued with two opinion polls giving the party record levels of support. More »

The Conservative leadership has moved to head off a damaging rift with grassroots activists after an ally of David Cameron reportedly described them as "mad, More »

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state More »

Former foreign secretary Lord Geoffrey Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe More »

Three boys have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl who is thought to have taken an illegal drug. More »

A Facebook page which uses jokey language and describes criminals as "numpties" and "Billy Burglar" has gained a popular following from the public. More »

The co-chairman of the Conservative Party has denied calling grassroots activists "mad swivel-eyed loons". More »

A puffin census is under way on the Farne Islands as National Trust rangers attempt to determine how many breeding pairs of the birds live on the iconic habitat. More »

The men shown in these CCTV stills are being sought by police in connection with the robbery of a building society. More »

Relatives of a five-year-old British girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt have said they are angry and hurt that more was not done to save her. More »

Michael Gove has faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the More »

Michael Gove faced a hostile reception from headteachers hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school reforms. More »

The grandmother of a British girl who drowned in a swimming pool in Egypt has questioned why lifeguards were not on hand to save her life. More »

Olympic champion Jessica Ennis wore a winning smile as she married her long-term partner at a church in Derbyshire's Peak District. More »

A British tourist has drowned while swimming on a family holiday in Italy. More »

It marked the spellbinding start to the Harry Potter series of best-selling books which took the world by storm. More »

Sir Roger Carr, the President of the CBI, has emerged as the leading candidate to chair defence contractor BAE Systems. More »

A way to stop smoking, or an encouragement to start? More »

A teenage driver and her female passenger have died and three men are in hospital after their car careered off the road into undergrowth. More »

A woman branded morbidly obese by her GP has lost 21 stone in weight after an embarrassing trip to the dentist forced her to act. More »

A woman who disappeared while swimming off the Lincolnshire coast has been found alive after a major search operation. More »

An NHS trust at the centre of a row over children's heart surgery is to replace its chief executive. More »

To have a chance of winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest, British hope Bonnie Tyler will have to outperfom the hot favourites from Denmark. More »