Ailing high street giant Marks & Spencer unveiled its worst sales figures for almost a decade and plans to axe up to 1,230 jobs.

Israel will study plans put forward by France and Egypt for a ceasefire in Gaza, President Shimon Peres has said.

Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar has been said to be among a list of top British Jews thought to be targeted by extremists over Israel's Gaza onslaught.

Britain's cold snap plunged to shivering new lows as forecasters warned that freezing fog would bring chaos on the roads.

The Bank of England begins a historic meeting later at which interest rates are all but certain to be slashed to an all-time low to combat worsening recession.

More than 1.2 million people received a court summons last year after falling behind with their council tax payments.

Rail passengers endured yet another morning of rush-hour misery after overhead cable problems halted all but a few trains into one of the UK's busiest stations.

New car sales slumped again last month, dragging total sales for 2008 down 11.3% compared with 2007.

A woman who barely left her house in 20 years has won a slimmer of the year award after losing half her body weight.

Three people, including a 14-year-old boy, will appear in court accused of murdering three men who died in an arson attack.

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