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FTSE closes up 2.3 percent The top share index closed 2.3 percent higher on Tuesday, as heavyweight commodity and bank issues rallied on renewed hopes over the gathering pace of the global economic recovery, ahead of the third-quarter U.S. earnings season. Brown claims progress over N. Ireland...  

Conservatives offer tax break for new firms A Conservative government would offer start-up firms a tax break to encourage them to hire extra staff, the opposition party's treasury spokesman George Osborne said on Monday. Watchdog probes tragic Bethany case A watchdog is investigating the contact...  

Tories plan welfare system reforms David Cameron has set out plans for a "very radical" reform of the welfare system to ease the mounting unemployment crisis and pledged to make the Conservatives "the party of jobs and opportunities". Cameron battles new Tory rift on EU Tory leader David Cameron...  

PM Agrees To Televised Leaders' Debates Gordon Brown has agreed in principle to take part in a series of televised leaders' debates in the run-up to the next General Election. Irish vote paves way for EU reform Ireland has paved the way for EU reform after more than two-thirds of voters...  

Share tax scrapped after HSBC court win - SFO threatens to prosecute BAE Systems - Parents of hanged girl arrested. Share tax scrapped after HSBC court win The government scrapped a tax on some share transactions on Thursday after the European Union's top court ruled it breaks EU law,...  

Humanist funeral for TV chef Floyd - Big banks sign up to G20 pay pledges - Boy, two, feared among tsunami dead. Humanist funeral for TV chef Floyd Family and friends have celebrated the eventful life of TV chef Keith Floyd at a humanist funeral - but his celebrity peers were more notable by...  

Level crossing crash kills three - Suicide deaths: bullies 'harrassed' - Don't give in, Brown tells Labour. Level crossing crash kills three Politicians are calling for an inquiry into a level crossing crash that has killed three people. Suicide deaths: bullies 'harrassed' One of the gang who...  

Bullied mother kills herself, daughter Police apologised Monday for failing to help a mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter by setting fire to their car after years of abuse from a gang of youths. EastEnders triumphs at soap awards EastEnders has scooped the top honours at this...  

Brown determined to fight on Gordon Brown says he expects to see figures "pretty soon" that would show his economic policy is working to bring the UK out of recession. Madonna celebrates 11th number one album Madonna secured her 11th British number one album on Sunday when her greatest hits...  

Surfers find shark's body - Nation remembers Berlin airlift - Teens in court accused of girl rape. Surfers find shark's body A 12ft shark has been found washed up on a beach in Cornwall. Nation remembers Berlin airlift Britain marked the 60th anniversary of the Berlin airlift with a ceremony...  

Body Found In Suitcase In Dried-Up Pond Police are trying to find out the identity of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in a dried-up pond. UK firm to pay £6.6 million for corruption The first firm to be prosecuted in Britain for overseas corruption and breaching United Nations sanctions...  

Armed raid on soccer star's mansion - End 12-week break for MPs - Speaker - Nasdaq eyes European players for new UK power market. Armed raid on soccer star's mansion A Premier League footballer has been confronted by knife-wielding burglars in a terrifying raid on his home. End 12-week break...  

Glitter banned from foreign holiday Paedophile Gary Glitter has been blocked by the courts from travelling to Europe for a two-week holiday. New guidance over assisted suicide Relatives of people who kill themselves will not face prosecution as long as they do not maliciously encourage them and...  

Baroness fighting to keep her job The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, will pay a fine of £5,000 for hiring an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper. Call to home 'jungle' camp children Refugee groups have criticised the "distressing" swoop on the "jungle" camp in Calais as calls were made...  

Euro MEP goes on a rant over expenses A Euro MP vented his fury today at MEPs who fiddled their expenses, branding them "dirty cheating b*******." Body shape debate stalks London catwalks The debate about skinny models resurfaced at London Fashion Week on Monday, when a stylist was forced to...  

Top designers come home to fanfare in London Matthew Williamson and Antonio Berardi made their hotly-anticipated return to London Fashion Week on Sunday, injecting some serious glamour into the event as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Numbers rise in E.coli outbreak The number of people who...  

Mad as a hatter as London toasts Fashion Week - Utilities earnings to rise - Ofgem - Some banks may face restructuring. Mad as a hatter as London toasts Fashion Week Sporting giant cherries on their heads or hats festooned with red blinking lights, models wearing some of the quirkiest creations...  

Women told they have breast cancer after all-clear Fourteen women have been told they have breast cancer after being told they were clear of the illness. Head of British Army reassures over Afghanistan The new head of the British Army says the UK cannot afford failure in Afghanistan. Lennon...  

Two British soldiers die in separate Afghan blasts A British soldier has died in hospital in the UK after being wounded in Afghanistan at the weekend. Two soldiers die in Afghan conflict Two soldiers have died after fighting in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday, taking to 216...