Forum: UK

A man with "locked-in syndrome" has begun legal action, asking the director of public prosecutions to clarify the law on so-called mercy killing. ...

UK Prime Minister David Cameron will not meet four US senators to discuss allegations BP lobbied for the release of the Lockerbie bomber. More...

Hundreds of school staff and pupils have protested in Westminster over the axing of England's school rebuilding scheme. More...

A former Army commanding officer is accused of lying to a public inquiry into the 2003 death of Iraqi Baha Mousa in Basra. More...

Police arrest a sixteenth person in connection with the inquiry into the shootings by gunman Raoul Moat. More...

Shares in BP are one of the heaviest fallers on the London stock market as US officials fear oil may be seeping again. More...

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to launch the Conservatives' "big society" drive, which he says will empower individuals. More...

School staff and pupils are to join a Westminster rally over the axing of England's school rebuilding scheme. More...

The business secretary tells BBC Panorama that Britain's banks are not giving private customers and small businesses a fair deal. More...

Singapore police arrest the British author of a book about the city-state's use of the death penalty for 'criminal defamation'. More...

A doctor who worked alongside serial killer Harold Shipman says there is still scope for wrongdoing within the medical profession. More...

The government restates a target of removing UK troops from Afghanistan by 2014 and announces a major boost in aid spending for the country. ...

Three British servicemen killed in Afghanistan within 24 hours of each other are named by the Ministry of Defence. More...

Boeing's flagship 787 Dreamliner lands at Farnborough for its first appearance at an international air show. More...

A man from Northern Ireland drowns while swimming in a remote area of northern Australia. More...

Britain is to boost spending on aid projects in Afghanistan by 40%, while at the same time reviewing the amount it gives to other countries. ...

The Civil Aviation Authority says it is doing all it can to fly people home after the collapse of the travel firm Goldtrail. More...

Banning the wearing of the Islamic full veil in public would be "un-British", Immigration Minister Damian Green says. More...

The ex-girlfriend of Raoul Moat has described the night she was shot and her new partner killed by the gunman. More...

British-trained Afghan army troops have led their first operation in central Helmand against a suspected Taliban stronghold. More...