A woman and her 10-year-old daughter died on a motor cruiser on Lake Windermere after being poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes, an investigation has found. More »Windermere Boat Tragedy: Pair Killed By Fumes
Children who access pornography are more likely to have sex at a younger age and engage in "risky" sexual behaviours, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has warned. More »Warning Over Kids Raised On 'Diet Of Porn'
One of the two men who are suspected of hacking to death soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich was well-known locally as an Islamist activist. More »Woolwich Suspect 'Handed Out Radical Leaflets'
London shares opened slightly higher on Friday recovering after heavy selling in the previous session in the wake of weak economic data from China. More »London shares edge higher
Professor Stephen Hawking has been turned into a comic book character for an illustrated series about his life. More »Stephen Hawking Stars In Comic Book Series
Micah Richards scored in the 90th minute to complete a stunning comeback from a three-goal deficit and give Manchester City a 4-3 victory over Chelsea in an exhibition thriller. More »Four-goal comeback lifts Man City over Chelsea
British police made two further arrests and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan. More »Police make new arrests in London soldier killing
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth nearly 500,000 pounds, as the company readies itself for a stock market listing this year, Sky News reported. Royal Mail's remuneration committee has yet to sign off on the pay proposals for the 2012-13 financial year, but is expected to do so ahead of the release of the company's annual report, which will be published by the end of July, Sky News said on its website. ... More »Royal Mail chief set for 500,000 sterling bonus - Sky News
By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part of a wider conspiracy. The two suspects, aged 22 and 28, are under guard in hospitals after being shot and arrested by police following the murder of 25-year-old Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby on Wednesday in broad daylight. They have not yet been charged. ... More »British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder
Shoppers are visiting two or more supermarkets in the same trip and almost half are reducing food waste in efforts to save money, according to a study. More »'Smart shoppers' cutting food bills
Fears of a "bailiff boom" as soaring numbers of people struggle to cope with council tax benefit cuts have been raised by a debt advice charity. More »Charity warns of 'bailiff boom'
A woman and her 10-year-old daughter died after being poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes as they slept on a moored motor cruiser on Lake Windermere, initial findings of a marine accident investigation have indicated. More »Mother and girl 'killed by fumes'
The aptly-named Skoda Superb is the car that owners are most satisfied with, according to a survey. More »Superb tops car owners' favourites
The remains of King Richard III, which were discovered under a city car park, were found in a hastily dug, untidy grave, researchers have revealed. More »Richard III was in 'untidy' grave
By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part of a wider conspiracy. The two suspects, aged 22 and 28, are under guard in hospitals after being shot and arrested by police following the murder of 25-year-old Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby on Wednesday in broad daylight. They have not yet been charged. ... More »Police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder
A Briton arrested on suspicion of organised fraud has been found hanged in a French jail. More »Briton found hanged in French jail
The charity Help For Heroes has been swamped with donations, leading to its website crashing, after Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered while wearing one of its tops. More »Support surges for Help For Heroes
The family of Drummer Lee Rigby, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Woolwich, have said he would do "anything for anybody". More »Woolwich: Family Tribute To Soldier Lee Rigby
By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was filmed wielding a bloody meat cleaver and butcher's knife as the soldier lay dead on the road behind him, was not a maladjusted immigrant like Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but a true Londoner born and bred. ... More »Insight - In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
Mourners have gathered to pay their respects to the soldier killed in the brutal terrorist attack in London. More »Prayers offered for Woolwich victim
The website of the charity Help For Heroes crashed as it was swamped with donations. More »Woolwich: Help For Heroes Swamped With Pledges
A mother-of-eight has been found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits by claiming some of her children had disabilities and conditions. More »Mother guilty of benefit fraud
A total of four people, including the two men shot by police, have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in Woolwich. More »Four held over soldier's murder
LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Thursday they had arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder over the killing of a soldier on the streets of east London. Detectives said they had arrested a man and woman, both aged 29, over the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby who was hacked to death in Woolwich on Wednesday. Two men of Nigerian descent, aged 22 and 28, shot by police at the scene of the killing, have been arrested and are being treated at separate London hospitals. Their condition is not life-threatening. ... More »Police arrest two over soldier killing
The number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in school, work or training is at its lowest level for a decade, official figures show. More »Neet numbers 'lowest for decade'