Clampdown on excessive speeders
A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
Red tape 'hampers crime victims'
Victims of violent crime entitled to compensation are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy, say MPs.
BNP members 'targeted by threats'
BNP members say they have received threatening phone calls and e-mails after their details were published on the internet.
Final plea on Earth observation
Leading Earth observation scientists urge Gordon Brown to back Europe's environmental monitoring project, GMES.
Prostitute users face clampdown
Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps or illegally trafficked to the UK is to be outlawed.
Holyrood rejects identity cards
The Scottish Parliament votes against the UK Government's plans to introduce ID cards.
Clegg proposes 'government bank'
The Lib Dems say the government has been 'supine' with banks and should consider lending directly to business and homeowners.
MPs reject phone tap inquest bid
MPs overturn a move by peers to allow phone tap evidence to be used "in exceptional circumstances" in inquests.
The Full Story: PM's questions
All the key points, analysis and views as Gordon Brown faces his weekly grilling
UK net immigration up to 237,000
Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics.
'Magnificently rude' MP loses cash over blog comments
Labour MP Paul Flynn has been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog.
Leaked BNP list
What effect will publication have on the party?
Alien encounters
How do MPs deal with "possessed" constituents
Nick Robinson
If you thought the banking crisis was over, think again
Mardell's Europe
Why fishermen are letting their cod slip the net
Hoodwinked
How two criminals fooled the British judicial system
No timetable
Justice questions remain unanswered despite deal
Miliband holds meeting in Lebanon
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has met his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh to discuss peace in the Middle East.
Miliband warns of piracy danger
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that piracy around Somalia "is a grave danger to stability in the region".
300,000 UK visas 'wrongly issued'
Around 300,000 visas giving people the right to come to Britain may be wrongly approved every year, MPs are told.
Tories cut Labour spending pledge
The Conservatives are dropping their pledge to match Labour's spending plans for the year 2010/11, says David Cameron.
Deal brokered to end NI deadlock
NI's first and deputy first ministers broker a deal on policing and justice to end a political stalemate at Stormont.
Peer to face court over M1 crash
Labour peer Lord Ahmed is to appear before magistrates after a fatal crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire.
Blair to co-host financial forum
Tony Blair and French President Nicholas Sarkozy will host a financial forum in Paris in January, following the G20 Washington meeting.
EU thumbs-up for 'Polish plumber'
Eastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says.
Railway delays 'cost £1bn a year'
Train passengers are suffering delays worth £1bn a year in terms of lost time, MPs say.
Child protection plans revealed
Every area of England is to be covered by a Children's Trust Board, the government announces.
UK urges 'positive' Syrian role
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were positive and constructive.
Tories plan exam standards checks
The Conservative Party is promising to peg exams in England to an international benchmark to ensure standards.
Court cuts 'compromising judges'
A leading judge says he fears a conflict of interest as courts increasingly depend on income from offenders.
Cameron warns of 'tax bombshell'
David Cameron tells Gordon Brown to "be straight" and admit borrowing more will mean higher taxes later.
Presumed consent 'not ruled out'
The PM says he is not ruling out a law change on organ donation, despite experts rejecting the idea of "presumed consent".
'Close to 3m unemployed' by 2010
The CBI says the UK economy will shrink by 1.7% in 2009, with unemployment rising to nearly 3 million by 2010.
Miliband meets energy giants
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has met key energy providers as they compile a report on price fairness
Marriage support ideas outlined
Cohabiting couples would be refused the same rights as those who wed, under a Conservative think tank's plans.
UK minister in Congo peace effort
UK Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch Brown, in DR Congo on a peace mission, urges countries to fulfil their commitments.
Judge aims to improve FAI system
The judge reviewing Scotland's fatal accident inquiry system is launching a public consultation to support his work.
Brian Taylor's political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
First cabinet meeting in months
Northern Ireland's ministers will be back around the cabinet table later for the first time in five months.
Mark Devenport's political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
Focus on 'well-being' of children
A report paints a new picture of children's health, wealth and education in Wales.
Betsan Powys' political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
The Cabinet: Who's Who
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet.
Shadow Cabinet: Who's Who
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.
In full: Lib Dem front bench
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.
A-Z of Parliament
Inside Europe
Political websites
Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.
Guide to Parliament
What is Parliament for and how does it work?
In depth: Party conferences
In depth: The Blair Years
Full coverage of The Blair Years
