More drivers face ban under new speeding laws

Motoring bodies have pleaded for flexibility in enforcement of increased penalty points for speeding and careless driving

Mayor's homes plan to end London's hobbit habit

Boris Johnson embarks on strategy to build 50,000 new houses, of a size more than Londoners currently enjoy

Green activists exposed on BNP list

The party conceeds that a former local party chairman and a two-time parliamentary candidate defected to join the BNP

95% of violence victims do not seek compensation

Government report delivers damning indictment of ministers' stated aim to prioritise victims of crime

Why we will pay later for tax-cut gamble

In anticipation of Alistair Darlings pre-Budget statement, we examine the health of the nation’s finances

Public money offers lifeline to small firms

The Chancellor is believed to be planning measures to help struggling companies with a big extension of loan schemes

He is likely to be a John or David from Nottingham

Police question members about stirring up hatred

BNP chairman Nick Griffin went to police station where four members of his party were undergoing questioning

Outed supporters face losing their jobs, or far worse

A policeman is under investigation, a radio DJ has been sacked and a Cambridge academic is fearful about his employment

Four at-risk children die from abuse every week

Damning Ofsted report reveals 282 vulnerable children known to social services died in the 17-month period to the end of August

Men who sleep with 'sex slaves' face prosecution

Those paying for sex with prostitutes who have been trafficked or are controlled by pimps face criminal record

BNP - 'We know who leaked our membership list'

Far Right party leader Nick Griffin blames disgruntled former member for posting more than 12,000 names on the internet

Maths for parents may improve results

Family maths classes could help raise standards in the subject in primary schools, government spending watchdog says

Britain urged to open the door to Europeans

Ministers must decide whether to maintain the ban on workers from Bulgaria and Romania for another three years

BBC changes its tune over Ross return

BBC head Sir Michael Lyons told MPs that Jonathan Ross could face further punishment, only to change his mind hours later

It’s the Mark and Mikey don’t-blame-us show

Disgruntled MPs fired questions at two top BBC bosses about the Ross/Brand affair: like Dragons' Den but with morals

Web buzzes with nervous BNP-ers

Soldiers, teachers, estate agents, a knight, a witch and a vicar are among those exposed by the leak

Victims cannot sue party

Although there was a breach of data protection law in publishing the list, legal remedies available to those affected are sparse

From racism to mowing lawns

Angry rhetoric about race and immigration no longer the core message. Now, the BNP styles itself as a 'community champion'

Thousands in fear after BNP members list leak

More than 12,000 names, home addresses and telephone numbers of British National Party members posted on the internet