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Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent "maverick decision making", a damning report by MPs has warned. More »

Sex and relationships education should be compulsory in secondary schools as ministers are failing to take action to protect children and women, a damning report More »

Spies might be supposed to be masters of disguise, but a British intelligence officer caused embarrassment to his political masters through his penchant for More »

Two attackers armed with machetes filmed their deadly assault on a man in London, according to Sky sources. More »

Two men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques following the terrorist incident in Woolwich. More »

Scotland Yard's top officer has confirmed two men had been arrested after a man was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of London. More »

A mother confronted the Woolwich attackers, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it More »

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government should spend more now to fund investment and steer its economy back to recovery, the More »

A two-year-old boy was badly hurt when he was attacked by the family dog, police said. More »

Terrorism returned to the streets of London as two suspected Muslim fanatics butchered a man in broad daylight in the name of "Allah". More »

The former slaughterman accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones has denied "weaving a complex web of lies" when "fabrications" about his life More »

Relatives of a "perfect couple" killed by a disqualified driver fleeing police have called for tougher sentences for motorists who kill. More »

Shocking footage has emerged of one of the Woolwich attackers, heavily bloodied and saying: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." More »

Eyewitnesses have described seeing the "crazed" Woolwich attackers "hacking" at their victim and posing for pictures before charging at police wielding meat More »

Britain will "never buckle" in the face of terrorist incidents, David Cameron vowed, as he condemned the "absolutely sickening" killing of a man in a street in More »

By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition More »

By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up More »

The Queen has hosted the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the summer for Olympians, Paralympians and London 2012 officials. More »

The Duke of York has joined veterans of what Earl Mountbatten described as "probably one of the greatest battles in history" for their annual memorial service and More »

The wife of a serviceman killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has told mourners at his funeral he will live on through their unborn son. More »

A 61-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of four soldiers in the IRA Hyde Park bomb in 1982. More »

Google's boss has defended its tax arrangements, insisting that the internet search engine giant follows the law. More »

Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son. More »

Afghan interpreters who served on the front line in Helmand with British troops for more than a year may be eligible for a five year visa to the UK, it has emerged.. More »

Emmerdale actor Richard Thorp has died aged 81. More »

James Bulger's mother has urged a parole board not to release her son's killer becuase he is "still a danger to society". More »

The High Court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a notorious prisoner who brutally murdered three children in 1973. More »

The man accused of killing April Jones has told a court he tried to revive the five-year-old after accidentally running her over in his Land Rover. More »