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A 335-mile y-shaped high speed rail network carrying trains running at 250mph is set to link major cities across England under plans unveiled by Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary.

The threat to Britain from electronic warfare must be treated ''very seriously'', the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) urged today.

High Courrt ruling will make fans of the rock band unable to buy their singles on websites like iTunes.

The church is to blame for making women hate their bodies according to a trainee vicar who has written a book on how parishioners can feel good naked.

A tiny portrait of a British Navy hero who helped set the White House ablaze is estimated to fetch up to £15,000 at auction next month.

The association representing Britain's leading travel companies is hoping to turn the Government's "apathy" towards tourism into an election issue.

A train conductor has taken advantage of Google's Street View roll-out to tell his life story.

Pete Doherty was given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 today after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.

Around 200,000 children are effectively going backwards in the three-Rs at secondary school, new figures suggest.

Former England goalkeeper David Seaman's wife was granted a quickie divorce today on the grounds of adultery.

The artist who literally paints her models before photographing them.

Britain's only colony of termites has returned years after pest experts believed they had destroyed the infestation.

Rail services are set to be crippled over Easter as the industry moved a step closer to the first national stoppage in 16 years.

A 50-year-old man was found dead after leaving a note on his whiteboard saying "Fri: Die 3.45pm".

Google's Street View imaging service has been extended to cover almost all of Britain's roads.

Prime Minister describes claims that he starved the armed forces of funds when he was Chancellor as "wrong" and inappropriate.

John Lewis's 70,000 staff are to share of bonus pot of £151m after the retailer reported a jump in profits.

HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said a theft of data by a former employee affected up to 24,000 Swiss client accounts, dealing a hefty blow to the reputation of its private bank.

Married Labour MPs told to repay £1,500 in expenses claimed for running a second home where they were actually living full-time.

Railway maintenance workers have voted in favour of what could be Britain's first national rail strike in 16 years.