The MP's expenses debate could reopen after the new regulatory head implied the recommended reforms may not be adopted
Britain has added its support to G20 proposals on bank levies intended to fund future bailouts
Gordon Brown warns Afghan President Hamid Karzai he must act decisively to fight corruption.
Members of the major parties say British army must finish the work in Afghanistan despite the death count.
A 'rogue' Afghan policeman shot dead five British troopers and wounded more in an Afghan police checkpoint.
More members of the government's drugs advisory council could quit after the chief advisor's sacking
Possible unemployment and tax increases push down expected Christmas spending.
More strikes planned as the dispute between postal workers and the Royal Mail continues
A dispute between rival Somali pirate gangs has resulted in a British couple being held for ransom being moved inland
Lloyds could pay UK government £2.5 billion to drop out of a planned toxic asset insurance scheme.