David Cameron signed off some text messages to Rebekah Brooks with the acronym LOL until she told him it meant 'laugh out loud', she tells the Leveson Inquiry.

The leader of Greek socialist party Pasok is due to meet his conservative counterpart as attempts to form a unity government continue.

Using skin patches or vaginal rings as contraception comes with a higher risk of developing serious blood clots than the pill, according to a study.

Proceedings are interrupted in the trial of Norway's mass killer as a victim's brother throws a shoe and shouts at Anders Behring Breivik.

Four French travellers narrowly avoid a holiday disaster after wrongly booking a hotel in their own country for a visit to the Scots island of Jura.

The coalition's crackdown on civil service pay is making it difficult to recruit "talented" staff, says government adviser and former BP chief Lord Browne.

Scotland Yard calls in the police watchdog to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a device which can be used as a "sonic weapon" will be deployed in London during the Olympics.