Vincent Tabak’s defence case ends with a statement from a neighbour at the building where he and Yeates lived in BristolThe defence case in the trial of Vincent Tabak has closed with a neighbour telling the jury that he did not hear anything unusual on…
Live coverage as Rupert Murdoch’s former right-hand man is questioned for a second time by the culture select committee2.12pm: Les Hinton has completed his third appearance before the Commons committee investigating phone hacking at the News of the Wor…
Julian Assange says banking bans have destroyed 95% of whistleblowing site’s revenuesJulian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has announced that the whistleblowing website is suspending publishing operations in order to focus on fighting a financial bl…
Ucas reveals 52,321 UK-born students have applied for university next year, when fees will rise to up to £9,000 a yearThe number of UK-born university applicants for next September – when fees rise to up to £9,000 a year – has plummeted by almost…
Heavy rain, high winds and flash floods expected as agency issues alerts for south-west, Welsh rivers and Yorkshire coastSouth-west England and Wales have been warned of the risk of flash floods as heavy rain is driven in from the Atlantic by strong wi…
Official figures show those arrested came from deprived backgrounds, striking a blow to theory that tackling gang culture is key to preventing repeat of disturbancesGangs did not play a pivotal role in the August riots, according to the latest official…
Digging continues at dozens of collapsed buildings in Ercis and Van as death toll of 7.2-magnitude quake rises to more than 200Rescue teams are digging frantically through dozens of collapsed buildings in eastern Turkey after a strong earthquake caused…
The world’s population is due to hit 7bn this October. Use our tool to find out the world’s population on your birth date, and how different countries were growing at that timeJonathan RichardsChristine OliverMartin ShuttleworthMariana Santos
Foreign secretary speaks out as Commons prepares to debate motion calling for referendum on UK’s relationship with EUWilliam Hague has told backbench Eurosceptics that Monday’s Commons vote on pulling out of Europe “is the wrong question at the wrong t…
Thai capital’s governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra tells residents to prepare for deluge to reach Don Muang and Chatuchak areasThe governor of Bangkok has warned residents to prepare for floodwaters to reach further into the city from suburban areas.Sukhumb…