Cameron says Tories will reconsider Lisbon referendum if EU ratifies

David Cameron has confirmed on the eve of the Irish referendum that a Tory government would reconsider its promised referendum on the Lisbon treaty if it has been ratified by the rest of the European Union by the time they come to power.

Drink drive judge Bruce Macmillan stopped with vodka in car

A former Crown Court judge was found with half a bottle of vodka and an empty can of Red Bull in the foot well of his car when he was stopped for driving erratically.

Playboy Thanos Papalexis given life in jail for property deal murder

A British playboy who led a millionaire?s lifestyle in Florida was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a man who stood in the way of a property deal.

Harman challenges Arnold Schwarzenegger to shut down prostitute site PunterNet

Harriet Harman squared up to the Terminator today, challenging Arnold Schwarzenegger to close down a website she called ?TripAdvisor for pimps?.

Analysis: do newspapers win elections?

When The Sun said it was the newspaper ?wot won it? for the Conservatives in the close election of 1992, its claim provoked a torrent of debate about the importance of newspapers in changing voting patterns. Yet, while it seems obvious that newspapers influence their readers, on a whole manner of topics, finding evidence that papers shift votes has proved a little more complex in the years since.

Conman Juan Carlos Guzmán-Betancourt who skipped UK jail held in US

A modern-day Raffles who used his charm to bamboozle his jailers into helping him to escape from a British prison has been arrested in the US.

Gordon Brown pleads to voters as The Sun withdraws support

Gordon Brown played down the damage to his electoral prospects today after The Sun withdrew its support for the Labour Party.

Dr Granville?s mummy was killed by TB, not a tumour, researchers reveal

When Augustus Bozzi Granville stood up to speak to the Royal Society in 1825, he caused a scientific sensation. The Italian-born doctor had conducted the first medical autopsy of an ancient Egpyptian mummy, and pronounced its cause of death.

Harperley Prisoner of War Camp goes up for sale on eBay

A prisoner-of-war camp has gone on sale on eBay for £900,000. Harperley Camp, used in the Second World War to house captured Italian and German troops, is described on the auction website as a ?unique leisure attraction on approximately ten acres of land?.

MSC scheme proves a boon for fishermen despite fears over stocks

A conservation scheme intended to protect stocks has also led to a massive boost in income for fishermen around the world.

Website will rate IVF clinics according to chances of successful birth

Fertility clinics are to be rated for the first time on their likely chance of delivering a baby.

Matt Baggott's new employers demand apology over Pilkington tragedy

The man who was Chief Constable of Leicestershire at the time of the Fiona Pilkington tragedy is to be challenged to apologise by the politicians who gave him his new post as Northern Ireland police chief because of his ?expertise? in community policing.

Gordon Brown spells out hardline plan to disqualify irresponsible bankers

Banking executives will be disqualified from holding directorships if regulators believe they have overpaid themselves and their employees, Gordon Brown declared yesterday.

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Family in custody battle over pet sheep

A family are in a court custody battle over a pet sheep.