FTSE plunges to four-year low

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

More than £93 billion was wiped from the value of the UK's biggest companies as London's FTSE 100 suffered its biggest fall since Black Monday.

Shooting was 'awful tragedy'

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

The senior policewoman who led the operation that ended in Jean Charles de Menezes's death choked back tears as she revealed she thinks about what happened every day.

Ripper killer jailed for 30 years

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

A killer who tried to emulate Jack the Ripper has been jailed for life for the murder of two young mothers at the start of what may have become a killing spree.

Police chief 'forgiven' by widow

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

The widow of police chief Michael Todd said she has "forgiven" him after his inquest heard his tangled love life led to his death.

Strike disruption threatens post

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

Postal deliveries were threatened with disruption on Monday when hundreds of workers refused to cross picket lines.

Major review amid police race row

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a nationwide assessment of how ethnic minorities are treated by the police as the race row surrounding the Metropolitan force continues.

PM to quiz Merkel on cash guarantee

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

Gordon Brown will be speaking to Angela Merkel amid confusion over the extent of the German chancellor's commitments to protect bank deposits.

Footballer jailed over death smash

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

A drunken footballer who was seen "driving like an idiot" before he killed two young boys has been jailed for seven years.

Millions 'paying over the odds'

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

Millions of households are unfairly paying over the odds for their energy supply, a report by the industry watchdog found.

DIY chain to axe 750 jobs

10:03pm Monday 6th October 2008

DIY chain Focus is to cut 750 jobs in the current "difficult economic climate", the company has confirmed.

Major review amid police race row

Updated 10:13pm Monday 6th October 2008

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a nationwide assessment of how ethnic minorities are treated by the police as the race row surrounding the Metropolitan force continues.

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