Three guys with skullcaps and graying beards driving to Hebron with a washing machine for a Palestinian stonecutter.What sounds like the set-up for some joke - there were three orthodox Jews and a washing machine - is one of the

The mothers of two young soldiers killed in Iraq today lost their legal attempt in the House of Lords to force the Government to hold a public inquiry into Britain's involvement in the conflict. In a rare unanimous ruling Britain's

Over 3,000 protesters gathered outside the Sudanese Embassy in London on Sunday as part of a global day of action to end the conflict in Darfur. Addressing the protest, Nick Clegg called on Gordon Brown to speak out against China's

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was wrong to "shave off" three months' worth of the police pay rise to comply with a "Treasury dictat", lawyers have argued. Police Federation QC Gavin Millar at the High Court challenged the government's decision not

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been urged to reopen its inquiry into a £43bn BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the investigation, which was suspended in 2006, must be allowed to continue. The

The High Court today ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was wrong to drop an investigation into alleged bribery in a massive arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. The decision represents a stunning victory for Campaign Against

Over 40,000 children were not entered in GCSE exams for maths and English last year, and over 60,000 children were entered for fewer than five GCSEs, according to figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats. The figures, contained in a parliamentary

Dear Editor, Re: Can you remember Carden butchers? There are two shops made into one and are now called, Canterbury Road Dental Practice. The butchers was the second shop past the recreation ground, going east, and the entrance to the