Around 1.2 million children across England will be kept waiting for results to key school tests after administrative chaos delayed the marking of papers, it was announced.

An education authority is investigating claims that two school pupils were punished for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah during a religious education lesson.

Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.

A new military hospital ward for injured soldiers is to be built, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

The latest teenage victim of London's knife crime crisis pleaded for his mother as he lay dying in the street.

Deputy London Mayor Ray Lewis has resigned amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities, he announced.

A 17-year-old boy died after being tied to a tree, made to drink petrol and then set on fire, detectives have said.

The victims of a sadistic double murder might have died for the sake of two handheld games consoles, police have said.

David Cameron has accused Gordon Brown of "bottling" reforms to MPs' expenses amid bitter recriminations over the decision to keep the John Lewis List.

Bob Geldof has called the Government's plans for holding terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge as "constitutionally repulsive".

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