Outrage as MP salaries set to rise by up to £20k 

MPs are in line for a dramatic pay rise of up to £20,000 in a move that could spark public fury.

Man in court after two children die 

A British father is due to appear in court in France, where he is expected to be formally charged with slitting the throats of his two young children.

Abu Qatada makes Siac freedom bid 

Radical cleric Abu Qatada will launch a fresh bid for freedom as he seeks to be released from prison at an immigration tribunal.

Liverpool star Sterling faces trial 

Liverpool and England footballer Raheem Sterling will go on trial accused of hitting a woman.

Tory leaders rally around Feldman 

Conservative co-chairman Lord Feldman will face questions about allegations he described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed loons", at a meeting of the party's board.

MPs to debate gay marriage plans 

The coalition's controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue.

Alert over precarious UK prawn industry 

A collapsing prawn bubble threatens to “devastate” UK fisheries dependent on crustaceans and shellfish, experts claim.

England boss Roy Hodgson's plea to fans: no provocative chants during Wembley game with Republic of Ireland 

England football manager Roy Hodgson will make a personal plea to supporters attending next week’s international against the Republic of Ireland not to sing inflammatory songs about the IRA.

David Cameron hints at going it alone without the Liberal Democrats 

David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.

New laws 'open to abuse of power' 

Proposed anti-social behaviour laws are open to abuse of power and could be used by councils to create new crimes ranging from spitting to homelessness, a think-tank has warned.

House asking prices reach new high 

House sellers' asking prices have soared to a new high, in further signs of confidence returning to the market, a property website has reported.

Cameron calls for tax transparency 

David Cameron has written to the leaders of Britain's offshore tax havens stressing the need to "get our own houses in order" as he pushes for international action to tackle avoidance schemes.

Help offered to probation mutuals 

Probation staff who start their own John Lewis-style mutuals will be offered support to bid for contracts under the Government's rehabilitation reforms, Nick Clegg will announce.

High inflation is 'here to stay' 

Households are facing a continued squeeze on their spending power after a leading forecaster warned that high inflation was here to stay.

Army seeks 10,000 new personnel 

The Army has launched a recruitment drive to help find 10,000 personnel just weeks before thousands are due to be laid off.

British Soap Awards in pictures: Coronation Street dominates 

Man killed in house gas explosion 

A man has died and another person is still missing after a gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house, police said.

Rod Stewart tops UK album chart 

Rod Stewart's first album of self-penned songs in 20 years has gone straight to the top of the UK album charts.

Philpott wife plans sentence appeal 

A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyer has said.

Toddler taken to morgue in body bag 

A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead.