The greenhouse where tropical plants are brightening up

A bogus therapist and his wife who told women they could diagnose and treat cancer are found guilty of sexual assault and

James Anderson says there is no crisis of confidence in the England batting line-up, despite another stuttering display against

A man accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll tried to collect information on another policeman for republicans, a court

Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne’s resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business

Temperatures in parts of the UK plunged to -11C (12F) on Thursday night, and forecasters are warning of a bitterly cold spell and snow showers over the weekend. But are councils

The crew of the US explorer ship Sea Hunter has pinpointed the whereabouts of a shipwreck from World War II, which they believe contains $3bn in

Chris Huhne quits as energy secretary after an announcement he is to be charged with perverting the course of justice over speeding points claims dating back to 2003. Ben Geoghegan takes a look at his political

Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety

Children are to get legal rights to maintain proper relationships with both parents after separation, as part of a shake-up of the family justice

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A record company has begun a worldwide search for the singer who can sing a note so low that it is thought never to have been sung

Novels by authors such as James Patterson and Lee Child are among the most borrowed books from British

The Queen gives the title of Royal Borough to Greenwich in south-east London to mark her Diamond

The historic tea clipper will be reopened to the public in spring 2012. Part of the conservation work included lifting her three metres off the

Out of reach of regular internet searches is a secret online

The UK will enter recession in the first half of the year as households continue to cut back, says the National Institute of Economic and Social

The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers

Newsnight has seen a letter accepted by the very top of government which allowed the Student Loans Chairman to avoid paying

Two British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires’ disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company

A look around the site of what is pledged to be the “greenest ever” Olympic

A Lego man launched into space, the sport of ice golf and Luxembourg’s Prime Minister doing something unexpected. It’s the week’s weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat’s Odd Box with Dominic

It emerges that the police has paid £41m to a recruitment agency during the past three

A tunnel under a busy road in Herefordshire is helping to save the lives of

Football Association bosses are debating whether John Terry should be allowed to remain England

Prosecutors will announce on Friday whether to press charges against Chris Huhne over claims his ex-wife accepted penalty points on his

The government proposes to reduce the periods for criminal convictions to become spent in England and Wales, so offenders’ criminal records could be

Harry Redknapp has admitted in court to lying to a News of the World

Blackburn captain Christopher Samba is “fit and available” but will not be in the squad for Saturday’s trip to

The Metropolitan Police is training more officers in order to deal with any repeat of last summer’s riots, London’s chief police officer