Missionary couple held in Gambia

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

A British couple are enduring a seventh day in custody after being arrested for sedition while working as Christian missionaries in the Muslim state of Gambia.

Lib Dems snub Speaker's committee

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

Plans by Speaker Michael Martin to set up a committee to look into last week's police raid at the House of Commons are hanging in the balance after Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg announced his party will boycott it.

Boy George guilty of imprisonment

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

Singer Boy George is facing a possible jail term after he was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort.

Home-owner wins cliff erosion fight

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

A retired engineer has won a High Court battle for the right to attempt to save his clifftop home from falling into the sea.

Honda staff face redundancy

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

Honda will pull out of Formula One unless a buyer can be found by the end of the month, it said.

Menezes jury told to ignore protest

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

The coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes has told jurors to "ignore" a courtroom protest by family members.

MP seeks review in Shannon case

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

Dewsbury MP and government minister Shahid Malik called for an independent review into the contacts social services had with Shannon Matthews prior to her disappearance in February.

Banks urged to pass on rate cut

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that he would be speaking to banks to press them to pass on the latest interest rate cut to borrowers.

Errors blamed for baby's death

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

A series of errors by social services and health staff allowed a five-month-old baby to stay with her violent father and incompetent mother before she was shaken to death, an independent review found.

Hain cleared in campaign cash probe

12:10pm Friday 5th December 2008

Former Cabinet minister Peter Hain said he was "pleased" he had cleared his name after it emerged he would not be facing charges following an investigation into his Labour Party deputy leadership campaign.