Ministers are set to ban happy hours in pubs and clubs as part of a crack down on binge-drinking, it has been claimed.

White working class voters have turned to the far-right British National Party because they feel ignored by mainstream politicians, a Cabinet minister has said.

The Mayor of London's plans to study the potential benefits of an amnesty for illegal immigrants were described as "naive" by the Government.

Detectives investigating the death of an Arab student in a racially-motivated attack have charged a 21-year-old man with manslaughter.

The long-vanished sea eagle could soon be soaring in the skies above England again under plans drawn up by conservationists.

More than a quarter of councils now insist that households separate food waste for collection in the drive to hit recycling targets, it emerged today.

The UK has been plunged into a freezing snap as an Arctic weather front swept in, blanketing parts of Scotland and northern England in snow.

Jonathan Ross was cleared to keep his £6 million-a-year BBC job despite being criticised by the corporation's governing body over two offensive broadcasts.

Dozens of members of the Congolese community in Britain marched on Downing Street calling for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to "act boldly and act decisively" to protect people at risk from escalating violence in the country.

Bargain-hunters will have the chance to snap up a top artist's work for just £40 in a special one-day sale.

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