A 66-year-old woman stalked a television actor over five years and poured petrol through the letterbox of his lover, a court heard today.

Road safety campaigners were furious today after Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins was not banned from driving having been caught doing 106mph in his Porsche.

David Cameron met business leaders today to discuss how to lead Britain out of the economic slump, at the Tories first Get Britain Working forum.

No legal action will be taken as a result of an investigation into a luxury car hire firm based at the home of Britain's counter-terrorism police chief.

Anti-Semitic attacks in Britain have risen since the upsurge of hostilities in Gaza, a group which protects Jewish people said today.

A freezing spell was forecast to maintain its grip on the south of the country today as temperatures plunged last night to as low as -11C across parts of the UK.

Passengers on a key London to Scotland rail route suffered yet more travel misery today when three separate incidents led to delays and cancellations.

Britain's biggest supermarket, Tesco, is facing two official investigations over claims that it deliberately advertised cut-price alcohol as "bait" to lure bargain-hunters.

David Cameron announced plans for a £4.1bn tax cut for savers yesterday as he sought to fend off Labour's attacks that the Tories would "do nothing" to ease the pain of the recession.

For anyone who likes to blend a little altruism with their outdoor adventure, few feats of self-inflicted endurance match up to the popularity of the Three Peaks Challenge.