The failure to rehabilitate tens of thousands of serial criminals is costing the country up to £10 billion a year, a report has said.

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget on Wednesday morning, the Treasury has disclosed.

Training of troops involved in an operation which led to the death of the first female British soldier in Afghanistan was inadequate, a coroner said.

Rules to improve child protection introduced after the Baby P tragedy may in fact leave vulnerable youngsters at greater risk, council leaders have warned.

A psychiatric assessment of James Bulger killer Jon Venables compiled prior to his release said he posed only a "trivial" risk to the public, it has been reported.

A former head of MI5 has claimed that US intelligence agencies had deliberately concealed their mistreatment of terror suspects.

Tess Daly has said her marriage to fellow TV presenter husband Vernon Kay was "worth fighting for" after he admitted sending explicit messages to a string of women.

The British National Party has been accused of "indirectly" discriminating against black and Asian people even though the party no longer bars them from joining.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.

The decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to agree to the devolution of policing and justice powers will build on the gains of the peace process, the British and Irish governments have said.

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