Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.

An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man died outside his home in Greater Manchester.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.

Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget later this month.