Almost £11billion in unpaid tax was written off in a year without anyone realising as chaos reigned among those supposedly in control of the nation’s finances, MPs say. More...

A property perched on a big chunk of granite that comes with a private suspension bridge is all you need to get away from it all - but you'll need to stump up £1million to get your hands on it. More...

The big freeze brought more misery to the planet, causing problems even in Africa as temperatures plummeted. More...

Britain struggled back to work after a snow-covered weekend as forecasters warned the cold snap could last for two more weeks. More...

Five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran ‘died twice’ after she was caught up in a gangland shooting, a court has heard. More...

All 650 members of parliament could soon be get a tablet computer paid for by taxpayers. More...

It’s official – the world’s most popular free newspaper is favoured even by commuters at the South Pole. More...

A rare Ferrari 250 GTO, which had a £6,000 price tag when it was manufactured in 1963, has just changed hands for a record £20.2million, making it the most expensive car ever sold in Britain. More...

Smirking mass murderer Anders Breivik said he deserved a medal of honour and demanded to be set free from court on Monday. More...

London Underground has ‘made a massive blunder’ by trying to recruit 300 new staff less than a year after shedding hundreds of similar jobs, says a prominent union boss. More...

The Rev Ian Paisley, former Northern Ireland first minister, was rushed to hospital amid reports he had suffered a heart attack. More...

Police are investigating a video that apparently shows a passenger racially abusing other travellers on a Central Line Tube train between St Paul’s and Mile End stations. More...

A radical Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain's national security will be released on bail within days, an immigration judge ruled today. More...

Network rail bosses have abandoned plans to accept bonuses this year after intense pressure from rail passenger groups, unions, Transport Secretary Justine Greening and the media. More...

Cheering crowds braved the cold to greet the Queen as she marked the beginning of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a visit to a school in Norfolk. More...

Hundreds of retailers in Bristol have signed up to use new currency the Bristol Pound in a bid to boost independent trade and strengthen the local economy. More...

Syria's ambassador in London has been called to the Foreign Office so the government can make clear its 'abhorrence' at the violence in the country, with at least 50 people reportedly killed today. More...

BAE Systems has announced hundreds of new places to kick off National Apprenticeships Week. More...

Emotions define the way we live and, according to scientists, disgust has always been the flavour of the month. Metro talks to a ‘disgustologist’ about how the emotion works and why it can be a key ally in the fight against disease... More...

Joey Barton would gladly go to jail for his tweets on the John Terry racial abuse case, he has claimed. More...

The Queen today marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne by renewing her pledge to serve the nation and its people. More...

This is the moment a brazen window cleaner was caught red-handed stealing a credit card from one of his customers while on his round. More...

Sweeping changes to the NHS should be scrapped to save the jobs of 6,000 nurses, Ed Miliband will claim on Monday. More...

Extreme cold and heavy snow has claimed dozens of lives and caused chaos across Europe. More...

Panic buying shoppers were accused of complaining after staff closed a supermarket aisle where paramedics were trying to save a dying man. More...

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