Britain categorically ruled out military intervention by the West in Syria yesterday despite the intensification of the crackdown on dissidents by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

Rules governing “gold plated” company pension plans could be relaxed to encourage take up of newer, less riskier plans, says Steve Webb

Exactly as I predicted, the three judge 9th Circuit panel ruled in a 2-1 decision that: (a) Prop 8 violates the US Constitution (B) Judge Vaughn Walker had no reason to recuse himself from hearing the case, even that he happened to be gay, had a long-time partner with whom he was not married and thus would seem to have had a personal interest in the case and (C) that the plaintiffs have standing t...

Budget Day political broadcasts have been axed, under new BBC rules.

The Met Police should have warned people they were the victims of phone hacking by the News of the World, a judicial review rules.

And quite rightly too. A senior immigration judge said yesterday that Qatada could be released despite even his own defence team suggesting that he posed a “grave risk” to Britain’s national security. ‘Coz there’s rules, see? We get to jail you if we’ve tried you and found you guilty of a crime: something that was

In olden days, a politician knocking a judge was something shocking. Now, heaven knows, anything goes. In Northern Ireland, anyway. Here, former Secretary of State Peter Hain gets to tell a judge who delivered a verdict he disapproved of that he's "off his rocker", while current incumbent, Owen Paterson, orders someone into prison because he reckons we'd all be better off with her out of...

Police express concerns as more than 100 Tory MPs urge David Cameron to withdraw from 130 EU crime and policing rules

69% of managers at UK finance firms support a British veto on EU financial rules even if it reduces access to the Single Market

New ComRes poll finds that 69% of managers at UK finance firms support a British veto on EU financial rules even if it reduces access to the Single Market