Second baby for former cancer patient after tissue transplant

A former cancer patient has made medical history by giving birth to two daughters after her fertility was restored with ovarian tissue that had been frozen.

Tories would scrap new duty for parents that educate children at home

The Tories would scrap a new duty that requires parents who educate their children at home to be registered with councils.

BBC criticised for failing to control £2 billion redevelopment

The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for failing to get value for money during a £2 billion spending spree on new headquarters around the country.

Electric car prices will be reduced by grants worth thousands

Drivers who switch to an electric car will receive a government grant of up to £5,000 but may struggle to find somewhere to charge the battery.

Cameron falls short in drive to change the white face of the Tories

David Cameron has fallen short of his aim to transform the face of the Tory party so that it reflects the diversity and ?reality of life in Britain?.

US refuses to endorse British sovereignty in Falklands oil dispute

Washington refused to endorse British claims to sovereignty over the Falklands yesterday as the diplomatic row over oil drilling in the South Atlantic intensified in London and Buenos Aires and at the UN.

Former Scotland Yard drugs officer in £235m cocaine smuggling plot

A former Scotland Yard drug squad officer who masterminded an attempt to smuggle cocaine worth £235 million into Britain is facing a lengthy jail term.

Sir Gus O?Donnell had to advise Brown how to get the best out of staff

The Cabinet Secretary has spoken repeatedly to Gordon Brown about how to get the best out of his staff, he said yesterday.

Professor who claimed degrees were dumbed down wins case

An academic who took a stand against ?dumbing down? the quality of university degrees won a long-running legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal accepted that he was forced out of his job.

Conservatives borrow £5m from the private bank Arbuthnot Latham & Co

The Conservatives have arranged to borrow up to £5 million from a boutique private bank once run by Jonathan Aitken, the Electoral Commission revealed yesterday.

Leonardslee Gardens to close to the public after being sold

It?s enough to make a horticulturist pray that spring never arrives. One of the most admired gardens in Britain is to close to the public after being bought for £5 million by a foreign businessman.

The fresh ? and not so fresh ? faces of the Tory diversity facelift

Helen Grant is the new face of the Conservative Party that David Cameron is eager for the world to see. The daughter of a white woman and a Nigerian man, she grew up in a cramped council house with her mother, grandmother and great grandmother.