The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

A self-taught gunsmith who converted replica weapons into working machine guns used in a series of gangland murders has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 11 years.

Police are preparing to enter the fire-ravaged home of a millionaire and his family amid fears their bodies are inside.

A computer expert who hacked into top secret US military networks has lost his last-ditch legal appeal and will be extradited to the US in the next two weeks.

Police have made an arrest over the sale on eBay of a computer said to contain the personal details of thousands of council tax payers.

The Armed Forces are facing a shortfall of almost 6,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen, according to official Ministry of Defence figures.

The number of people dying who were suffering from C difficile has risen by 28% in England and Wales, new figures reveal.

Three men questioned about an alleged plot to assassinate Gordon Brown have been charged with terror offences, Lancashire Police said.

Annual house price falls hit double digits during August for the first time in nearly two decades, figures showed.

A Bank of England rate-setter has hit out at the "misguided" inflation fears of his colleagues and called for big rate cuts to avoid a prolonged slump.

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