Kinsella stab death: three in court Three teenagers are due to appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella.The brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a fight in a north London bar spilled out on to the streets. (04/07/2008) 
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MPs braced for expenses backlash MPs are facing further outrage over their expenses regime after they rejected calls for the abolition of the "John Lewis list" and independent scrutiny of their claims.The Westminster anti-sleaze watchdog looks almost certain to launch its own probe after the surprise move by MPs to cling on to their controversial second homes allowance. (04/07/2008)
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Spy chief 'in a coma' Britain's top spy is in a coma after collapsing at his home, according to reports.Alex Allan, the chairman of the joint intelligence committee (JIC), is believed to be seriously ill in hospital. Police have ruled out foul play. (04/07/2008)
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Murder probe explores burglary link Detectives investigating the brutal murder of two high-flying French students are exploring the possibility it was linked to an earlier burglary.As they search for a motive, officers are hunting a white man seen running from a rented bedsit in south-east London moments after it exploded. (04/07/2008)
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Armed forces' IT system over budget A £7.1 billion programme to equip the armed forces with a new computer system is running 18 months behind schedule and £182 million over budget, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.The Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme is to supposed to replace the 300 systems currently being operated by the forces and the Ministry of Defence with a single system. (04/07/2008)
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£275-a-head cost of crime The cost of tackling recorded crime is £15 billion a year or £275 per person, according to a new report.The Taxpayers' Alliance said the cost of crimes reported to police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was highest in Nottinghamshire at £390 a head, £2 higher than in London. (04/07/2008)
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UK's Muslims under siege - minister A minister has warned that many British Muslims feel "like the Jews of Europe".Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik, who is a minister in the Department for International Development, made it clear he was not comparing the situation experienced by Muslims to the plight of Jews during the Holocaust. (04/07/2008)
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Brown 'fall' mirrors Major's - book The collapse in popularity of Gordon Brown's government mirrors the fall of John Major's administration in the 1990s, according to a new book on the Conservatives' "wilderness years" by a former Tory chairman, Lord (Norman) Fowler.According to Lord Fowler, political history is repeating itself. (04/07/2008)
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Costs warning over road tax plans Treasury plans to raise around £2 billion in road taxes before 2011 will cost motorists four times more than would be saved by the dropping of the proposed October 2p fuel duty increase, the RAC Foundation has said.The foundation is urging the Treasury to carry out a root-and-branch review of motoring taxation, taking account of the impact of sustained high oil prices on family spending, and the impact of reduced mobility on the UK economy as a whole. (04/07/2008)
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Noise complaints up since smoke ban Noise complaints have soared in some areas as residents protest about smokers congregating in beer gardens and outside pubs.Councils have been given new guidance to deal with the "rising tide" of complaints since the smoking ban was introduced, the Local Government Association said. (04/07/2008)
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