Campaigner for gipsies’ rights who worked for two London councils is alleged to have masterminded a fraud allowing Romanians to claim millions of pounds in benefits illegally

Police appeal for witnesses to a three-car crash in which adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes apparently swerved into the opposite carriageway

Millions of Londoners will have their council tax bills frozen or even cut this year as town halls gear up for the local elections

Muslim councillor says she has changed the way she dresses after receiving death threats because of her ‘western’ appearance, but insists she will not quit politics

Key architect of Britain’s comprehensive schools admits they may fail some of the brightest children and drive parents into the private sector

Virgin Money plans to charge a monthly fee to its current account customers when it launches its banking service at the beginning of next year

A man is due in court charged with the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a derelict yard near King’s Cross

Police investigation under way after a man with a brain tumour died of dehydration in hospital despite repeatedly begging nurses for water

London maternity units risk becoming birth ‘factories’ which fail to meet the needs of women, the country’s most senior midwife warns