Ed Miliband calls for a culture of “one nation banking” in which financial institutions are not “isolated” from the rest of the economy and

Ulster Bank staff are given details of redundancy terms on offer but they have been flatly rejected by the finance union, the Irish Bank Officials’ Association

A family justice system change giving children legal rights to maintain relationships with both parents after separation attracts

A bogus therapist and his wife who told women they could diagnose and treat cancer are found guilty of sexual assault and

A man accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll tried to collect information on another policeman for republicans, a court

Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne’s resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business

The Queen launches a project to plant six million trees native to Britain, creating new woods across the country to mark her Diamond

Cheshire Fire Service releases CCTV footage showing an arsonist setting fire to himself while trying to ignite a

Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to the US next month, the White House

A project to find the ages of historic homes by dating their timbers may have found one of Wales’ oldest

A man is charged over the death of teenage girl who fell between a carriage and the platform at a Liverpool railway

The Met Office warns that snow will affect many parts of southern and eastern Scotland at the

A rise of just over 50% in parking penalties on Olympic routes during the Games is agreed by London

Comedian Billy Connolly is criticised for ending two of his stand-up shows early in the past week due to

Four of Scotland’s highest profile politicians urge councillors to block moves by the Scottish Defence League to march in

The author of an independent report into a race equality charity says he has not been contacted by the Welsh government to discuss his

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Luis Suarez’s impending return can be the catalyst for the Reds clinching Champions League

Phil Dowson, Brad Barritt and Owen Farrell will make their Test debuts for England in their Six Nations opener against

Forget the “baby boom”, 1920 was the really big year for births, writes Michael

Muslim leaders in Cardiff vow to stay vigilant after two brothers from the city admitted planning to detonate a bomb at the London Stock

A former Scotland Office minister is calling for a “double referendum” to decide Scotland’s constitutional

The Times newspaper is being investigated by the Met police over email hacking claims, the BBC

John Terry will not stand down as England captain despite facing trial over allegations he racially abused QPR defender Anton

Police change the way they cover rural areas of north Wales after the chief constable accepts improvements can be

Belfast City Council is due to officially outline details of a £233m investment programme in the city

The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a “national scandal”, says an all-party group of

More than 100 clergy in London sign a letter calling on the Church of England to reverse its ban on civil partnership ceremonies being held in

Four live-in property “guardians” move into a Borders mansion to help protect the site while it is converted into a tourist

London schools due are to find out how many free tickets for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games they are to

Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests