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The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October. More...

Restricting the availability of legal abortion does not appear to reduce the number of women trying to end unwanted pregnancies, a report finds. ...

A law firm abandons a bid to prevent the British press from reporting proceedings in Parliament because a question revealed the blocking of a report...

The case of three teenagers involved in a crash which resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy is referred to the Royal Court. More...

Some MPs are planning to challenge requests they repay expenses - despite pressure from party leaders. More...

Two British orphans adopted by one of Rome's most famous princely papal families are locked in a bitter legal feud over which of their children will...

The BBC's Peter Biles attends the Iraq inquiry to hear the thoughts of people who lost relatives in the conflict. More...

A gang of youths from Rochdale admit raping a teenage girl four times and taking pictures of the abuse on their mobile phones. More...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi describes himself as the most persecuted person "in the entire history of the world". More...

A Tamil protester in London who claimed to have fasted for 24 days against the Sri Lankan war threatens legal action against UK newspapers. More...

The Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, demands an exemption from a key EU charter before he will sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty. More...

A public schoolgirl is jailed for more than two years after admitting being drunk when she crashed her car in Oxford, killing her friend. More...

Two teenage boys are sentenced for killing 16 rare birds, some of which were decapitated, at a farm near Salisbury. More...

The government is to review what a "suitable" and "efficient" education means for home educated children in England. More...

A Dundee teacher convicted of assaulting two pupils asks appeal judges to clear his conviction. More...

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls on the prime minister to "do the right thing" and stop the extradition of British hacker Gary McKinnon. More...

Stephen Fry reveals that ITV has dropped his legal drama Kingdom after three series. More...

A High Court judge is expected to making a ruling in the case of a Congolese holiday maker wrongfully arrested in Belfast. More...

As the Royal Mail faces a potential nationwide strike, what alternatives are there for getting a letter or parcel delivered? More...

A woman who contested her parents' will after they left their £2m estate to the RSPCA wins her legal challenge. More...