Buy-to-let arrears rate rockets 50%

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

The number of landlords falling behind on their mortgage repayments has soared by 50% as the buy-to-let boom turns to bust.

PM plays down election speculation

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown tried to put a lid on speculation about a spring general election, insisting that reports he was considering going to the polls in June could be discounted.

Doctor denies role in bomb campaign

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

A high-flying NHS doctor denied conspiring to kill hundreds of people in a terrorist car bombing campaign.

Ross keeps job after calls scandal

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Jonathan Ross is set to keep his job as a BBC presenter, despite the Andrew Sachs obscene phone calls scandal, after the corporation's governing body agreed the "right action" had been taken against him.

Government U-turn on Baby P report

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Ministers have agreed to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case to a select group of MPs.

Madonna granted 'quickie divorce'

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Pop queen Madonna was granted a divorce on the grounds of her husband Guy Ritchie's "unreasonable behaviour".

Huge fines if ID card details wrong

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Women who change their names after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the Government, it was revealed.

Car fire near BNP-list man's home

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Police are investigating after a car was set on fire near the house of a man whose details were published on a leaked BNP membership list.

Rail passengers face big fare rises

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

Rail passengers will face big fare rises in the new year with some tickets going up by more than double the rate of inflation.

'All options' considered over loans

6:25pm Friday 21st November 2008

The Government is looking at "all options" to try to ensure that loans become more easily available to businesses and families, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman has said.