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.

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.

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.

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

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

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

Supermarket giant Asda is to offer 15,000 youngsters the chance of a week's worth of "real" work experience rather than simply making tea or running errands, it has been announced.

Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards fell by 28% during 2009 as a raft of industry initiatives paid off, figures have shown.

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