Gordon Brown has insisted he was the right person to guide Britain through difficult economic times, as he continued his effort to reassert his authority in the wake of the worst weeks of his premiership.

An electronic system for patients' records will not be introduced to every NHS Trust in England until 2014-15 - four years later than planned - a public spending watchdog said.

Police defended their response to rampaging Rangers fans as "appropriate" as they blamed a minority of yobs for violent clashes which marred the Uefa Cup final.

Class sizes should be cut to a maximum of 25 to help young children who struggle with reading, a report on primary education has said.

Two men have been arrested at a university campus under the Terrorism Act, police said.

Up to five million people could be on the waiting list for social housing within two years, town hall leaders have warned.

Homeowners refinancing their mortgage face the highest fixed-rates deals since the start of the decade, it was reported.

The husband of an Emmy award-winning make-up artist has been arrested hours after human remains were found hidden in woodland.

The Foreign Office has launched a new service to help track down Britons caught in emergencies abroad.

The UK Government has announced an extra £12 million in humanitarian assistance to aid victims of the Burma cyclone, bringing the total to £17 million so far.

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