The son of Colonel Gaddafi today claimed Libya’s original prisoner transfer deal with the UK had targeted the Lockerbie bomber and was directly linked to talks on trade and oil.

The British government does not believe there is enough evidence to back changing the law on abortion, a health minister said today.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today heading for summit talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac - as the EU prepares to get to grips with a membership of 25.

The Gary Lineker-led consortium bidding to take over Leicester City Football Club today accepted a deal with the Inland Revenue preventing the embattled club being hit by a giant tax bill.