Mosley wins £60,000 in privacy case Formula One boss Max Mosley has won his privacy action against the News of the World.The newspaper, which had accused the 68-year-old son of the 1930s Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley of taking part in a "sick Nazi orgy" with five prostitutes, must now pay him a record £60,000 compensation. (24/07/2008) 
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Crackdown deal on internet piracy Internet service providers (ISPs) and the music industry have reached an agreement to clamp down on illegal downloads.It is thought that around 6.5 million Britons have downloaded music and films illegally over the past year and estimates suggest that the practice will cost the recording industry up to £1 billion over the next five years. (24/07/2008)
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Governments propose border checks The first formal border checks between Britain and Ireland in more than 80 years have been proposed by the two governments.London and Dublin outlined plans for identity checks on travellers which could involve a full passport inspection. (24/07/2008)
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Retail sales suffer biggest slump A consumer spending slowdown has looked to have returned with a vengeance after official figures showed retail sales last month suffered their biggest slump for more than 20 years.The Office for National Statistics said the retail sales volumes fell 3.9% between May and June, the largest decrease since records began in January 1986. It followed a 3.5% sunny-weather inspired sales leap seen the previous month. (24/07/2008)
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Cameron welcomes UUP merger talks A tie-up between the Conservative Party and Ulster Unionists could forge a new political force in Northern Ireland, Tory leader David Cameron has said.The Conservative Party revealed it has been in talks for several months with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) about joining forces and the party leaders have said agreement on a joint future could influence politics across the UK. (24/07/2008)
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Soldier killed driving ambulance A British soldier was killed by a suspected roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan as he drove an ambulance back to base, the Ministry of Defence has said.Corporal Jason Barnes, 25, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, died on Tuesday. (24/07/2008)
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Police discuss Menezes death report Police bosses are due to meet to discuss a report on the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes which found progress on improving surveillance since his death had been too slow.Members of the Metropolitan Police Authority will consider the findings of the MPA scrutiny committee, which were published on July 18. (24/07/2008)
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Brown hails Anglican bishops' march Gordon Brown has hailed a march of hundreds of the world's religious leaders, calling for urgent action to tackle global poverty, as "the greatest public demonstration of faith" Britain has ever seen.Most of the 670 Anglican bishops attending the Lambeth Conference, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, moved slowly and silently behind a banner telling governments to Keep the Promise Halve Poverty by 2015, past Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament to Lambeth Palace. (24/07/2008)
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Voters go to polls in by-election Voters in Glasgow East are going to the polls in a crunch by-election where defeat could spell disaster for Labour.The party is defending a majority of 13,507 in the seat in its traditional Scottish heartlands. (24/07/2008)
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Overseas drivers face law clampdown A clampdown on overseas drivers and truckers who flout UK road regulations has been announced by the Government.Offending non-UK drivers and hauliers could face fines and have their vehicles immobilised under proposals put out for consultation by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. (24/07/2008)
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