English Defence League and anti-fascist protesters clash in Bolton
Dozens of people were arrested and several injured in violent clashes during a demonstration in Bolton.

MPs' expenses: Health Secretary among MPs who 'should repay second home payout'
The Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, faced calls to repay thousands of pounds he received to move out of his publicly-funded second home, following a damning parliamentary inquiry.

Pope archdiocese faces 'tsunami' of abuse claims
The head of new taskforce set up to deal with sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the Pope's former archdiocese in Germany said the group had been overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of claims.

MPs' expenses: Lib Dem MPs broke rules by taking landlord payments
MPs made "serious misjudgements" by accepting windfall payments when they sold their publicly funded flats.

Sahil Saeed's father speaks of joy as kidnapped boy brought home
Raja Saeed, the father of five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month, has arrived back at the family home in Oldham with his son.

Pakistan kidnap boy returns to UK
Five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month, has returned to the family home in Oldham after his family paid a £110,000 ransom for his release.

Official citation: Staff Sergeant Kim Hughes, The Royal Logistic Corps
The full text of the official citation for Staff Sergeant Kim Spencer Hughes, of The Royal Logistic Corps, which illustrates his heroism.

Two heroes get George Cross as record number of medals awarded for Afghanistan
Two bomb disposal experts have received the George Cross as the military prepares to honour a record number of personnel.

Sahil Saeed reunited with father
Sahil Saeed, a five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom has been reunited with his father.

Amsterdam 'the new Costa del Crime' for Britain's most wanted fugitives
Amsterdam has taken over from the "Costa del Crime" of southern Spain as the preferred hiding place for Britain's most wanted fugitives.

General Election 2010: George Osborne urges David Cameron to 'fire up'
David Cameron has been urged by his closest colleague to summon up "more fire" to ensure an election victory.

Fiona Pilkington tragedy: 10 police officers investigated for alleged failings
Ten police officers are being investigated for alleged failings which allowed teenage yobs to drive Fiona Pilkington and her disabled daughter to their deaths.

Gordon Brown declines to criticise Unite over British Airways strike
PM refuses to criticise union, one of Labour's biggest backers, over plans for a strike ahead of Easter weekend.

British Airways strike: Unite steps up attacks on Lord Adonis
Strike union which bankrolls Labour criticises "badly informed" Transport Secretary after he sides with BA.

Cheats at Royal Mail fix delivery times
Royal Mail's claims that nine out of 10 letters are delivered the next day have been thrown into doubt after an investigation caught staff "systematically" trying to fix figures.

BA strikes to hit half a million getaways
The travel plans of at least half a million people are in disarray after British Airways cabin crew announced seven days of strikes.

Ground Zero workers win £432 million compensation
More than 10,000 workers who say they suffered health problems from the toxic conditions at Ground Zero after the September 11 terror attacks have won compensation of $657.5 million (£432 million) in a deal ending years of legal fighting.

Barack Obama's approval rating drops to 46 per cent
President Barack Obama yesterday delayed a trip to Asia amid falling approval ratings and grave doubts that his 11th hour attempt to push health care reform through Congress will succeed.

Baroness Uddin cleared over expenses scandal
Baroness Uddin, the Labour peer, has been cleared of any wrongdoing over her expenses claims.

Sister raped by father over 30 years was 'too scared' to report it
One of the sisters raped by her father over three decades said she had been ''too scared'' to tell anyone about her ordeal.