Three former Scotland Yard detectives and a serving officer have been arrested on suspicion of bribing fellow police officers as part of an ongoing investigation. By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent Two of the detectives were detained at the offices ...

A high-profile Lockerbie campaigner has called for the Scottish Government to agree to an independent inquiry into the bombing to address the otherwise "indelible stain" on the country's justice system. Former MP Tam Dalyell's call yesterday follows a ...

A seven-year-old boy who was taken to hospital following a house fire has died, police said. The boy was taken to hospital along with two adults and another child, aged two, after the blaze at the family's home in Edinburgh Road in Kettering, ...

Moves to give companies sweeping powers to dismiss under-performing employees are set to be abandoned by David Cameron following a bitter Coalition split over the issue. The Prime Minister risks a new row with the Conservative right by accepting that ...

Plans to cut employment red tape by stripping labour rights and making it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been blasted as "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable. The key recommendations have been blocked by Vince ...