Police probe 'officer in BNP' claim Police have called in independent investigators after claims that a serving officer is a member of the British National Party.The allegation emerged with the publication of a list of more than 12,000 BNP supporters on an internet blog. The list also includes the name of one man alleged to be a vicar, and another said to be a prison officer. (19/11/2008) 
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PM: Swift action on Baby P report Gordon Brown has insisted those to blame for failures in the Baby P case should be "held accountable".The Prime Minister pledged to act quickly when the report into the tragedy is published next month. (19/11/2008)
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Schools are failing pupils - report More than a third of schools are not giving pupils a good education, inspectors have warned.One in ten 11-year-olds is still leaving primary school without reaching the level expected of their age group in English and maths, Ofsted's annual report found. (19/11/2008)
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Approval for Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger Lloyds TSB shareholders have backed the proposed takeover of ailing rival HBOS.The shareholders voted 95.98% in favour of the controversial deal at the Lloyds TSB Group general meeting in Glasgow. (19/11/2008)
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Government launches vice crackdown Men who have sex with women who have been trafficked or forced into prostitution will face prosecution under a shake-up of vice laws unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.Ms Smith said that the tough new approach will mean there are "no more excuses" for men who use the country's estimated 80,000 prostitutes. (19/11/2008)
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Own stem cells save woman's lung A woman has become the first person in the world to be given an entirely laboratory-engineered organ in a landmark operation that could change the face of transplant surgery.Claudia Castillo's own stem cells were used to create an artificial airway which replaced the bronchus to her left lung which had collapsed after she suffered a serious tuberculosis infection. (19/11/2008)
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Immigration figure rises to 237,000 Net immigration to the UK rose to 237,000 in 2007, according to official figures.The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said the number was up by 46,000 on 2006 as a result of a fall in the number of people moving out of the UK. (19/11/2008)
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900 jobs to go at insulation firm Insulation specialist SIG has become the latest firm in the construction sector to announce job losses after confirming it is axing 900 positions.SIG is cutting 7% of its workforce and shutting 65 trading sites after warning that annual profits will be at the bottom end of market forecasts. (19/11/2008)
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Shannon mother: 'Plan went wrong' Shannon Matthews' mother told shocked friends that she reported her daughter missing when a plan to leave her partner to go and live with her co-accused went wrong, a court has heard.Her neighbour Natalie Brown told Leeds Crown Court that Matthews, 33, made the admission in a car with a police officer present on April 6 - three weeks after her daughter was found following a huge police hunt. Mrs Brown said Matthews was in tears and shaking when she said she had been planning to leave her partner Craig Meehan but everything went wrong. (19/11/2008)
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Sergeant: I'm leaving TV dance show Former political journalist John Sergeant is pulling out of Strictly Come Dancing.The 64-year-old has received strong support from the public despite constant criticism from the judges. (19/11/2008)
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