• First days of new US offensive sees casualties soar

  The first days of the offensive by US marines into the southern province of Helmand make clear it will result in a massive...

   

• Dr. David Kelly was writing expose

  British weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly was writing an expose about his work with anthrax and his warnings that Iraq possessed...

   

• MoD under fire for misleading court

  The Ministry of Defence has been strongly criticised by a High Court judge for attempting to mislead a judicial review. The...

   

• Tobacco industry will fight anti-smoking proposals

  There has been a warning from anti-smoking campaigners that the tobacco industry will try to “delay, dilute and damage”...

   

• ID cards are not being scrapped but accelerated

  Home secretary Alan Johnson has flatly denied killing off the ID card programme with his announcement last week that the...

   

• 7 July bombing memorial to be unveiled

  A memorial to the 52 people killed in the 7 July attacks in London will be officially unveiled today to coincide with the...