The UK's richest people are getting even wealthier despite the recession, according to the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List.

Surface-to-air missiles could be deployed at five sites across London, as preparations begin for a major Olympics security exercise.

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An average of more than 21 cannabis factories were found daily last year, police chiefs say.

A rise in the cost of stamps - taking the cost of first-class to 60p - has come into force after weeks of stockpiling by some consumers.

The civil service pension scheme has become the government's first mutualised Whitehall service, a move which ministers say will increase productivity and save taxpayers money.

The government is setting up a national task force to tackle "beds in sheds" housing illegal immigrants and which are run by criminal landlords.

Tewkesbury, which was devastated by flooding five years ago, is on alert again following heavy rainfall and rising river levels.