Ground-to-air missiles will be deployed to protect the London 2012 Olympics if deemed necessary by the military, the Commons has heard.
Blogger claims there is no such thing as privacy
Paul Staines, operator of the Guido Fawkes blog, has told a committee of peers and MPs that "he does not believe in any such thing as privacy".
Battles and barriers
Serene as Shabana Mahmood may seem, she endured a baptism of fire in being selected for Clare Short's old seat to become one of the first Muslim women in Parliament
The whips - Dark art decline?
The biggest-ever rebellion by Tory MPs on Europe has been seen in some quarters as a sign that party whips are losing their touch – but is the truth that simple, asks Sam Macrory
More face choice between heating and eating in austerity Britain
Lord Knight of Weymouth calls on the government to do more to combat rising food and fuel prices against stagnant wages.
'United and committed' to providing health solutions
To mark World Pneumonia Day, a senior UK parliamentary delegation travelled to Dhaka last week to see first-hand the full impact of pneumonia on Bangladeshi children.
Public 'should discipline MPs'
The procedure committee has called for two lay members to be appointed to the committee on standards.
Coalition 'damaging prospects for children in poverty'
The Red Book: Addressing the false economy
Speaker attacks Commons security
Polished James faces the music
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40 per cent of young families at 'breaking point'
40 per cent of parents with children under five have felt at 'breaking point' because of the stress and strains of family life, according to a YouGov Survey commissioned by leading family support charity Home-Start UK.
Largest UK manufacturing industry to show growth potential
Food and drink - the UK's largest manufacturing industry - will be showcasing its potential for growth at a series of events and an exhibition at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in Victoria Street over the coming fortnight.
Forum of Private Business urges government to shelve fuel duty rises
January fuel duty rise would be the worst possible start to 2012, Forum warns.
A retail revolution hits the high street for blind and partially sighted shoppers
Debenhams and RNIB Debenhams and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have joined forces to help blind and partially sighted men and women to shop more independently.


Rachael Maskell, national officer for health, Unite
NHS hospital contract 'not privatisation'