War veteran, 84, in suicide bid after energy firm hounded him for £6,600 that he didn't owe
War veteran Walter Bargate, 84, swallowed 100 pills after energy bosses overcharged him and cut off his power supply.

£175,000 flat I bought last year is now worth less than £100,000: Owner's negative equity horror
A property investor who bought a flat for £175,000 at the height of the housing boom has ended up in a negative equity nightmare after its value nosedived by almost 50 per cent.

Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah
Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during a religious education lesson, sparking outrage among parents who said it breached the boys' human rights.

Police forced to keep families apart as Ben Kinsella's relatives face his 'killers' for the first time
The family of teenager Ben Kinsella faced the three youths accused of his murder for the first time today at a tense court hearing where the trio were remanded in custody.

'Blacked-up' white actor played African official in police recruitment test
Britain’s elite crime-fighting force faced accusations of racism today after it used a ‘blacked-up’ white actor to play an African official as part of a recruitment process.