The mother of a white 15-year-old boy left brain-damaged in a hammer attack by a gang of Asian pupils said she felt his school was responsible after an investigation concluded

The lawyer known as Mr Loophole has refused to help his daughter fight a £60 speeding ticket.

At least two people have been killed by a car bomb attack on Somalia's main airport in Mogadishu, residents say.

Star of award-winning US drama takes a break from his day job playing an ad man to promote new Ben Affleck movie at the Venice film festival It seemed significant that the biggest cheers at the Venice press conference for The Town were not for Ben A...

The choice of economist Robert Chote to head the Office for Budget Responsibility is a bold one by Osborne Say what you like about George Osborne but the chancellor is not in the game of appointing stuffed shirts to his various creations. The Banking...

West Ham captain Scott Parker has ended speculation about his future by signing a new contract which will keep him in claret and blue until the end of the 2013-14 season.

The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is cancelling plans to burn copies of the Koran on September 11.

Major world economies may be slowing faster than thought – although OECD says another downturn 'unlikely' The global recovery may be slowing faster than previously thought, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned today as i...

• Housebuilder's shake-up pays off after £44.2m loss last year • Steve Morgan warns first-time buyer lack will limit recovery Redrow has become the latest housebuilder to see an upturn in its fortunes , returning to the black over the last year. Its...

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