Paying organisations to hire ex-prisoners could save £300m and cut reoffending, a right-leaning think-tank has said.

MPs have slammed civil servants for the "non-management" of a department's financial affairs after it exceeded its budget for a second year running.

Student leaders have said "market forces" are creating inequalities between universities.

The Liberal Democrats' campaigns and communications chief has said that he expects the party's forthcoming conference to approve plans for tax cuts.

The mayor of London has launched a new initiative allowing London residents to see how much crime is committed in their neighbourhood on the internet.

New diplomas for subjects such as engineering and construction are being phased in at schools across England.

Alex Salmond has set out the Scottish executive's legislative plans for the next year, including replacing council tax with a 3p in the pound local income tax.

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.