The company that owns News of the World, News International, is denying claims that police are investigating the suspected deletion of emails by an executive at the company.

Voting opens in Labour’s shadow cabinet elections today, with 49 MPs battling for a place in Ed Miliband’s top team.

Relatives of Briton Akmal Shaikh today said the UK government’s failure to prevent his execution in China showed Britain’s “powerlessness in the world”.

The execution of British citizen Akmal Shaikh by China sparked a diplomatic war of words between London and Beijing today.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi today attacked the United Nations, branding the Security Council the “terror council”.

Kicking Gordon Brown out of Number 10 would not save the British Government from electoral meltdown – even though his popularity is at an all-time low, according to a poll tonight.

Ken Livingstone’s defeat in the race for London mayor put the seal today on a disastrous set of elections for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The UK’s biggest trade union today called for an investigation into what it branded as “obscene” profits being made by private firms from the NHS.

TV chef Jamie Oliver has been served an honorary government award to recognise his efforts in training disadvantaged young people.