National News

Authorities 'Sorry' For Rapist Dad Failings: Police and local authorities have apologised to a family for failing to protect them from their father who repeatedly raped them, fathering nine children with his daughters.; Read the full story

Police Searching For Teen Find Body In River: Police searching for a teenager who went missing after a night out with friends have found a body in a river.; Read the full story

Litvinenko Murder: Oligarch Wins Libel Case: Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won £150,000 libel damages over claims he was responsible for the radiation poisoning murder of Alexander Litvinenko.; Read the full story

Eggstinct - But Scientists Hope For DNA Clues: Scientists are hopeful of finding out more about ancient birds and why they died out after extracting DNA from a huge fossilised elephant bird egg.; Read the full story

Patients Unaware As Health Records Go Online: Patients' confidential medical records are being put online without their knowledge, according to the British Medical Association.; Read the full story

Brown Challenged Over Defence At PMQs: Gordon Brown has been challenged over his evidence to the Iraq inquiry during a heated exchange at Prime Minister's Questions.; Read the full story

Mistaken Dad: 'Reveal Venables' Identity': A man has pleaded for the Justice Secretary to reveal Jon Venables' identity after he was wrongly accused of being the James Bulger killer.; Read the full story

Budget Date Fuels Election Speculation: Gordon Brown has confirmed there will be a budget in two weeks' time, adding weight to speculation there will be an election on May 6.; Read the full story

Deadlock Continues In BA Strike Talks: A deadlock in talks aimed at averting a British Airways cabin crew strike showed little sign of breaking this afternoon.; Read the full story

Bulger Killer: 'A Trivial Risk To Public': A psychiatric report on James Bulger's killer Jon Venables compiled before his release said he was a "trivial" risk to the public, it has been claimed.; Read the full story

Ex-MI5 Chief Hits Out At US Over 'Torture': A former head of MI5 has accused US intelligence agencies of deliberately concealing their mistreatment of terror suspects.; Read the full story

Chancellor To Announce Date Of Budget: Chancellor Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget later amid intense speculation that it will be held on March 24.; Read the full story

'Dull' Phantom Sequel Gets World Premiere: Andrew Lloyd Webber was surrounded by celebrity fans at the world premiere of his follow-up to The Phantom Of The Opera.; Read the full story

Near Misses: Warnings Over Deadly Crossings: The deadly dangers of rail crossings should be part of the theory test for learner drivers, rail bosses have said.; Read the full story

Cost Of Fixing Potholes May Run Into Billions: The cost of fixing Britain's pothole problem could reach billions of pounds, it is claimed, after the coldest winter in decades left roads crumbling.; Read the full story

PM: Economic Retreat Puts Recovery At Risk: Gordon Brown has defended his record on the economy and said he will continue to take tough decisions to protect the recovery.; Read the full story

Prisoner Rehab Failure Costs £10bn A Year: The failure to rehabilitate tens of thousands of serial criminals is costing £10bn a year, according to the National Audit Office.; Read the full story

Poll: 'UK Still Heading For Hung Parliament': Labour has lost a third of its support since 2005 - but the UK is still heading for a hung parliament, according to a new poll.; Read the full story

Two Charged Over Killing Of Scarlett Keeling: Two men have been charged with killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling and will be tried next week, it has been reported.; Read the full story

Tributes For Soldiers Killed On Same Day: The Ministry of Defence has named two soldiers killed in Afghanistan on the same day.; Read the full story