A lost computer disc containing personal details about thousands of justice staff is not thought to have fallen into the wrong hands, a Government minister said.

Next year's Sats tests could be the last, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has signalled.

Fears of floods crippling Britain have eased overnight despite concerns rain could see water levels continue to rise.

An 18-year-old man has died after being stabbed, police said.

High earners on more than £100,000 a year should pay higher tax rates to help achieve greater equality between the rich and poor, the TUC has urged.

David Cameron has hinted at the possibility of tax cuts under a Conservative government, saying that it was right for those who "put their backs into the British economy" to be rewarded.

Labour is "two-nil down" to the Conservatives in the race for the next General Election, one of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's closest allies has admitted.

The leader of Britain's largest union has warned that the Government has "lost its way".

Three more teenagers have been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy stabbed while sitting on a bench outside his home, police have said.

Scots singer KT Tunstall has tied the knot on a remote Scottish island.

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