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David Cameron says he will fight to protect the UK national interest over a new EU Treaty - as his party's calls for a referendum grow..
David Cameron says he will fight to protect the UK national interest in discussions over a new EU Treaty but Ed Miliband says the UK is being "left on the sidelines"..
Parliament will be asked to vote on any new treaty relating to the European Union, Downing Street says..
Over 40% of cancers diagnosed each year in the UK are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices like smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals..
Over 40% of cancers diagnosed each year in the UK are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices like smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals..
David Cameron says he will not sign any reworked EU treaty designed to solve the eurozone crisis if it does not contain safeguards to protect UK interests..
Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif..
Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels his trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif..
At least 52 people - many Shia Muslims - die in twin attacks on a holy day in Afghanistan, raising the prospect of a new, sectarian conflict..
France and Germany reaffirm their commitment to reform the eurozone, as a top credit agency says ratings for most euro countries could be downgraded..
Ratings firm Standard and Poor's puts Germany, France and 13 other eurozone countries on "credit watch" due to fears over the impact of the debt crisis..
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they will push for a tougher treaty for Europe to cope with the eurozone debt crisis..
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to unveil proposals intended to stem the eurozone debt crisis..
Early returns indicate a sharp drop in support for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in parliamentary elections, down to 50% from 64% in 2007..
The government is to publish new proposals to curb "unjustified and irresponsible" pay rewards in the private sector, Nick Clegg says..
The downgrading of Britain's growth forecasts has made the case for public sector pensions reform more urgent, Labour peer Lord Hutton tells the BBC..
The government is to look again at the HS2 high-speed rail link route between London and Birmingham, which could result in a new tunnel being built in the Chilterns..
One of the architects of the euro, Jacques Delors, says it was flawed from the start, as his plans for economic co-ordination were never followed..
Police across the UK recorded more than 2,800 so-called honour attacks last year, with a number of forces seeing incidents increase, figures show..
US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta calls on Israel to work with Turkey and Egypt to end what he calls its growing isolation in the Middle East..
The UN Human Rights Council is to appoint a special investigator on Syria as part of a strongly-worded resolution condemning the violence there..
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe is working towards setting up a "fiscal union", in an effort to resolve the eurozone's debt crisis..
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe is working towards setting up a "fiscal union", in an effort to resolve the eurozone's debt crisis..
The health regulator which inspects hospitals and care homes in England has "struggled" since its creation three years ago, a report says..
The UK's biggest-ever trial of eight ex-police officers collapses, after a judge rules they could not get a fair hearing..
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, says France and Germany must pull together to ensure stability at the heart of the European economy..
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, says France and Germany must pull together to ensure stability at the heart of the European economy..
Banks should prepare to withstand a "extraordinarily serious" climate, with the eurozone crisis the main worry, the Bank of England chief says..
The Bank of England's financial policy committee says banks should raise more capital to withstand the downturn..
The government says it is committed to reaching an agreement over public sector pensions, as talks with the teaching unions begin..
The government and the unions attempt to resolve the dispute about changes to public sector pensions, which led to widespread strikes..
Public services begin to get back to normal after the biggest one-day strike since 1979, while the unions and government dispute the numbers of those who took industrial action..
Tens of thousands attend rallies around the UK as a public sector strike over pensions disrupts schools, hospitals and other services..
Public sector workers are staging a strike over pensions in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation, unions say..
Up to two million public sector workers start a 24-hour strike, in what looks set to be the biggest walkout for a generation, Unions say..