The BBC has been accused of being "frivolous" with licence fee-payers' money after it revealed that more than £10m was spent on flights last year.

Specialist one-to-one tuition is to be offered to pupils struggling with the 'three Rs', ministers have announced

The House of Lords is "disproportionately" dominated by peers from London and the South-East, a think-tank said.

David Cameron has pledged to introduce a "fairer" system of leave for British soldiers as he visited Afghanistan.

Fundamental changes to policing and criminal justice are needed because Britain has become a nation of "passive bystanders", a think-tank has said.

The Conservatives would shift the inheritance tax threshold to above £2m for couples, the Telegraph reports.

The government needs to do more to ensure that deals between the public and private sectors are good value for money, an influential Commons committee has said.

The home secretary has backed the launch of a new campaign to give parents advice on how to spot if their child is involved in gang activity.

The government has announced that stamp duty is to be suspended for a year on homes costing less than £175,000.

Gordon Brown has brushed off speculation about the future of chancellor Alistair Darling.

The Labour Party has chosen Lindsay Roy to fight the Glenrothes by-election.

All pre-school children will have the right to expect the same standards of early learning under new government regulations.

The government has been urged to prevent state-funded faith schools choosing pupils on the basis of their religious beliefs.

Steps to toughen up community punishments have been outlined by justice minister David Hanson.

Probation staff union Napo has suggested about one in every 11 prisoners are former members of the armed forces.

The West will not be held to ransom by Russia, the prime minister has said.

The prime minister fully agrees with Alistair Darling's gloomy assessment of the UK economic outlook, Jack Straw has said.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has written to Alistair Darling accusing him of damaging the UK economy.

A report has warned that numerous government regulations risks overwhelming schools.

The government is preparing to give councils new powers to intervene in the failing housing market, reports have suggested.