A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, Scotland Yard said.

A team of police officers dedicated to targeting gangs will take to the streets in a bid to tackle knife crime in a week that has seen a spate of stabbings in London.

Teenage stab victim Ben Kinsella made an appeal to Gordon Brown to stamp out knife crime, it has been reported.

Seven firms have won contracts worth £91 million as part of work on two giant aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.

The Conservative Party is reeling from the resignation of Boris Johnson's deputy amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities.

A Government agency set up to protect children has branded hundreds of innocent people criminals, it emerged.

Gay and lesbian revellers plan to protest against the treatment of gay people from other countries by governments including Britain's at a colourful Pride parade.

The NHS faces "major challenges" to its survival, the head of an influential health think tank said as the service celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday.

Pensioners have seen the cost of the goods and services they use soar by more than a third during the past 10 years, research has showed.

Some candidates are getting started on the campaign trail in their bid to win the Glasgow East by-election.

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