David Cameron faces another bruising showdown over Europe today, with Tory backbenchers and Labour joining forces to demand a tougher line in budget negotiations.

Newspapers that engage in immoral behaviour to boost sales should be allowed to go to the wall, a Tory MP said today.

Singer Pete Doherty was today warned he could face jail again after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was refused bail today as he vowed to fight attempts to extradite him to Sweden.

Rock star Pete Doherty will appear in court today charged with cocaine possession after detectives investigated the suspected overdose death of heiress Robin Whitehead.

FRESH speculation has arisen over the future ownership of Independent News & Media’s (INM) two main London-based newspaper titles — the Independent and the Independent on Sunday — after meetings were held with Russian billionaire investor Alexander Lebedev.

PLANS to build a third runway at London’s congested Heathrow Airport hit a snag yesterday when Greenpeace and other environmental activists announced they had purchased a substantial plot of land where the planned runway would be built.

DAVID CAMERON, the Conservative leader, was interviewed by John Humphrys on BBC Radio 4’s Today a few days ago.