Miliband plays down EU poll talk
7:16pm Monday 21st May 2012
Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union if he takes power - insisting it was not his priority.
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'Evil' boyfriend guilty of murder
7:04pm Monday 21st May 2012
A violent boyfriend who strangled his aspiring-model girlfriend in a jealous rage has been described as "evil" by the dead teenager's grieving family.
PM reaffirms Afghan pull-out date
6:57pm Monday 21st May 2012
David Cameron has reaffirmed plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan amid fresh warnings the country could re-emerge as a terrorist haven once international forces have gone.
Daughter 'murdered out of shame'
6:24pm Monday 21st May 2012
A couple murdered their "westernised" teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.
'Disgust' at police killer sentence
5:53pm Monday 21st May 2012
The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang.
Man guilty of murdering girlfriend
5:18pm Monday 21st May 2012
A violent and obsessed boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage.
Probe into Bank of England actions
4:47pm Monday 21st May 2012
Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.
Shame 'drove couple to kill child'
4:43pm Monday 21st May 2012
A couple murdered their teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.
Employment law report accelerated
4:37pm Monday 21st May 2012
The publication of a controversial report on employment law reforms has been brought forward, after an earlier draft was leaked to the press.
Dissidents jailed for police murder
4:31pm Monday 21st May 2012
Two dissident republicans convicted for their part in the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland must serve a minimum of 25 and 14 years in jail.