A cancer patient died after a consultant mistakenly prescribed a quadruple overdose of a chemotherapy drug which pharmacists then failed to check, an inquest has been told.Read
A father whose two teenage daughters were stabbed to death by his ex-wife has spoken of his "incalculable" loss as she was sentenced to at least 33 years in prison.Read
Refugee groups have attacked the "distressing" swoop on the "jungle" camp in Calais as calls were made for Britain to consider taking in some of the dozens of detained child immigrants.Read
Northern Ireland's new chief constable has pledged to work with all the people of the region to defeat dissident republican terrorists opposed to the peace process.Read
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has unveiled a pledge by the aviation industry to slash carbon dioxide emissions to half of 2005 levels by 2050.Read
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he is focused on cutting back the number of the UK's troops in Afghanistan, despite a report from the top US commander calling for an increase in the number of soldiers.Read
A father whose two teenage daughters were stabbed to death by his ex-wife has spoken of his "incalculable" loss as she was sentenced to at least 33 years in prison.Read
An Army officer about to deploy to Afghanistan has been hailed "a hero" and "an angel" for saving the life of a girl involved in a serious car crash.Read
The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, will pay a fine of £5,000 for hiring an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, the UK Border Agency has said.Read
Gordon Brown has failed to say whether Attorney General Baroness Scotland will stay in her job amid reports that she has been found in "technical breach" of rules on employing migrant workers.Read
More than 500 top global companies have signed up to a call for action on climate change ahead of crunch talks on tackling the problem in Copenhagen in December.Read