Charities hit by credit crunch blow

A huge fall in donations comes as demand for services offered by charities is escalating

London and Asia continue share rally

FTSE up 4% in early trading as Japan posts biggest one-day gain with America the latest to announce bank bailout

Guerrillas jailed for Briton's murder

Christopher Howes was killed by the Khmer Rouge after he was abducted while clearing mines in Cambodia in 1996

Tate turbine work shows London under attack

After the helter-skelters and crack in the floor, new Tate Modern Turbine Hall installation suggests a city under attack

Drinkers want children kept behind bars

In pubs across Britain children have become the most unpopular customers with drinkers calling on landlords to bar them

Lords deal fatal blow to 42-day terror plans

The defeat by 309 votes to 118 has brought to a halt a three-year battle begun in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings

Markets soar as world acts to rescue banks

World stock markets rejoiced after trillions of dollars were committed to guarantee deposits and bail out besieged banks

Tory who harrassed Lib Dem escapes jail

Conservative candidate for key marginal seat spared prison after a sustained campaign of harassment against his rivals

Bankers' humiliation eased by recovery hope

Executives are stunned by the need to rescue Scotland's two biggest banks, but they admit that the alternative is worse

Cottage where Mandelson's future was born

Lord Mandelson may not have set foot in Foy for 16 years, but the cottage has an important place in Labour history

Bankers' mood-swings hard to swallow at café

The owner of Centrotre bistro in Edinburgh says the professional classes who gather each day face a frightening future

Lord Mandy of Fey and Coy

"I, Peter Lord Mandelson..." This man was born to wear ermine

Airport terror trial jury shown CCTV images

Video footage shows the panic caused by a terrorist car bomb attack on Glasgow airport's busiest day of the year

Public sector swells to over six million

Almost one in three workers will be employed by the State, as bankers and financiers join the government payroll

People

Adam Sherwin finds out about Ken Livingstone, teddy bears, Estelle and how Sir Roger Moore could beat up James Bond

Waving goodbye to jobs and payoffs

Four of the most senior figures in British banking fall on their swords as a more heavily regulated era is ushered in

Lost MoD data covers 1.7m people

Investigation into the loss of the hard drive has discovered that the breach of personal data is far worse than originally feared

‘Oddball’ who had a penchant for salsa

Alleged spy Daniel James set up salsa-dancing classes and taught other soldiers Spanish during his tour of duty in Afghanistan

Surgeons operate on wrong patient

Investigation is under way at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London, after surgeons operated on the wrong patient

Agents sell only a couple of houses a week

The average number of homes being sold by each estate agent has fallen to a 30-year low of 11.5 a month