Leader of the opposition Ed Miliband has floated proposals for a cap on MPs’ earnings from outside Parliament, as two of Westminster’s most senior former ministers were forced to defend themselves against cash-for-access allegations.

When journalist Brenda Power claimed in a newspaper article that feuding was the main expression of Traveller culture and that Traveller males are lazy, violent, drunken, and misogynistic, she evoked a response that has not been seen since Mary Ellen Synon attacked the Paralympics in 2000.

William Hague has dismissed a bid to trigger prosecutions of British politicians and senior military figures over alleged war crimes in Iraq.

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, who won worldwide notoriety after escaping and living the high life in Rio de Janeiro, has died, sources said.

Former cabinet minister Jack Straw has told the Leveson Inquiry how he used to “gossip” with Rebekah Brooks on the train every week.

Rupert Murdoch believed the power wielded by his newspapers benefited his wider commercial interests, former UK cabinet minister Jack Straw said today.

Steve Kean is due in India for his latest talks with Blackburn owners Venky’s with pressure for a managerial change continuing to mount.

Former Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has instructed lawyers to initiate proceedings against his Ewood Park successor Steve Kean, it is understood.

The fans’ group campaigning for the removal of Blackburn manager Steve Kean have been granted meetings with British Government and the Premier League to air their concerns.

The details of some of Colonel Gaddafi's opponents who had fled to Britain were given to Libyan spies by MI5, it was reported today.

The long-awaited inquiry into British complicity in torture is to be scrapped following the launch of fresh criminal investigations into claims of ill-treatment in Libya, the Justice Secretary said today.

BRITAIN will abstain from the United Nations vote on the Palestinian bid for statehood, Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament yesterday.

British Prime Minister David Cameron insists the euro will not collapse because member states “will not let it”.

THE euro is heading for collapse because of the crisis in Greece, and a speedy demise may be better than a “slow death” for the single currency, former foreign secretary Jack Straw warned yesterday.

SCOTLAND Yard could widen its investigation into hacking amid claims Tony Blair and Kate Middleton have been victims.

Osama bin Laden’s “demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace with human dignity,” President Obama stressed on Sunday night.

Libya was given advice by a British government minister on how to secure convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s release, it was reported today.

Tony Blair, who took Britain into war in Iraq as prime minister, has been recalled to give additional evidence to the inquiry into the conflict, the inquiry team announced yesterday.

In the UK, Tony Blair will be recalled to give evidence to the Iraq inquiry.

The British government feared that Libya would take "harsh and immediate action" against its interests if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison, according to leaked US diplomatic cables.

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

A review of US government records found no information about BP attempting to influence the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a committee hearing in America was told.

David Miliband’s campaign to become Labour leader received a boost when he was backed by another party heavyweight.

US senators who want a hearing into the Lockerbie bomber’s release were urged to sign a letter asking the Scottish Government to hold its own public inquiry into the tragedy, it emerged last night.

Soham murderer Ian Huntley is suing the prison service after being attacked by another inmate, the Ministry of Justice said.

A string of high profile British witnesses who refused to testify at a US Senate hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber were today facing accusations of “stonewalling”.

Britain and the United States should have realised that their intelligence about Iraq’s supposed weapons of mass destruction was suspect, the former head of the United Nations weapons inspectors said today.

The head of the United Nations inspection team which hunted for Saddam Hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction in the months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq will today give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry into the war.

A cancer specialist who examined the Lockerbie bomber did not endorse the view that he had less than three months to live, it was reported today.

The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was “wrong and misguided”, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a letter to US senators today.

DOWNING STREET distanced itself from Nick Clegg’s stance on the invasion of Iraq last night after the deputy prime minister declared it “illegal”.

Tony Blair was warned that Britain's commitment to the Iraq war could damage the British armed forces over the long-term.

DAVID CAMERON yesterday defended proposals by British Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke to imprison fewer criminals and to issue more community sentences.

JON VENABLES, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been charged with downloading and distributing child pornography, it emerged yesterday.

Former British home secretary Alan Johnson today ruled himself out as a contender for the Labour leadership, announcing he will back David Miliband in the upcoming contest to succeed Gordon Brown.

GORDON BROWN’S crown as leader of the British Labour Party may be crumpled and tarnished but it is still highly coveted.

Negotiations between the UK political parties over the shape of the next government were reaching a heightened pitch today, with some sources expecting a conclusion before the end of the day.

GORDON BROWN said during the general election campaign: “If I couldn’t make a difference any more, then I would go off and do something else.”

SENIOR Labour figures were last night at odds over calls for the party’s supporters to vote tactically in order to keep the Tories out of power.

MIDDLE-RANKING gardaí yesterday demanded people be given a clear right to protect their homes and their families.

A prisoner in the UK addicted to tobacco is seeking damages after he was banned from smoking for swearing at a prison officer.

The British government today ruled out raising the age of criminal responsibility after the Children’s Commissioner argued the killers of James Bulger were too young to have been prosecuted for murder.

BRITISH Justice Secretary Jack Straw met James Bulger’s mother yesterday to discuss the return to prison of her son’s killer Jon Venables.

British Justice Secretary Jack Straw met James Bulger’s mother today, to discuss the return to prison of her son’s killer Jon Venables, a UK Ministry of Justice spokesman confirmed.