Huge fines if ID card details wrong
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Women who change their names after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the Government, it was revealed.
Car fire near BNP-list man's home
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Police are investigating after a car was set on fire near the house of a man whose details were published on a leaked BNP membership list.
Madonna granted 'quickie divorce'
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Pop queen Madonna was granted a divorce on the grounds of her husband Guy Ritchie's "unreasonable behaviour".
Doctor denies role in bomb campaign
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
A high-flying NHS doctor denied conspiring to kill hundreds of people in a terrorist car bombing campaign.
PM plays down election speculation
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown tried to put a lid on speculation about a spring general election, insisting that reports he was considering going to the polls in June could be discounted.
Rail passengers face big fare rises
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in the new year with some tickets going up by more than double the rate of inflation.
Government U-turn on Baby P report
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Ministers have agreed to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case to a select group of MPs.
Ross keeps job after calls scandal
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
Jonathan Ross is set to keep his job as a BBC presenter, despite the Andrew Sachs obscene phone calls scandal, after the corporation's governing body agreed the "right action" had been taken against him.
12% increase in home repossessions
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
More than 11,000 homes were repossessed during the third quarter of the year, 12% higher than in the second quarter, new figures show.
'All options' considered over loans
5:18pm Friday 21st November 2008
The Government is looking at "all options" to try to ensure that loans become more easily available to businesses and families, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman has said.
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