Government scales back child worker vetting scheme 15 Jun 2010, 8:05 am

Plans to vet millions of people working with children and vulnerable adults are to be scaled back to “common sense” levels, the Government announced today

Live: Bloody Sunday families shown Saville report 15 Jun 2010, 6:03 am

9.40 BST On a January morning 38 years ago, 13 protesters died at the hands of British paratroopers and 14 were injured, one so seriously he died four months later. For many of their relatives, the years since have been dominated by the search for truth about what happened during 25 chaotic minutes in central Londonderry.

Inflation eases as food prices begin to fall 15 Jun 2010, 5:51 am

Inflation eased in May to 3.4 per cent from a 17-month high the previous month, helped by weaker rises in food and petrol prices.

News Corp reaches for the Sky with takeover offer 15 Jun 2010, 4:49 am

News Corporation, the media group headed by Rupert Murdoch, confirmed this morning that it had made an offer to take full control of BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster in which it has a 39 per cent stake.

Emails ‘prove BP systematically put safety at risk’ 15 Jun 2010, 2:21 am

Congressional investigators have published a series of internal BP memos which they say proves that the British company systematically and negligently put safety at risk on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in order to increase profits.

Uzbekistan closes borders to refugees 15 Jun 2010, 12:46 am

Uzbekistan last night closed its borders to refugees fleeing neighbouring Kyrgyzstan as the numbers killed in the ethnic violence spiralled and aid agencies reported fresh allegations of atrocities from the survivors.

Economy may never recover from banking crisis, warns OBR 14 Jun 2010, 8:01 pm

The economy, more damaged by the banking crisis than previously admitted, will grow more weakly and may never fully recover, the new Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said yesterday.

BNP leader invited to meet Queen at Buckingham Palace garden party 14 Jun 2010, 8:01 pm

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, has been invited to attend a Buckingham Palace garden party hosted by the Queen, The Times has learnt.

Benayoun could prompt Anfield exodus 14 Jun 2010, 8:01 pm

Yossi Benayoun has taken a significant step towards leaving Liverpool for Chelsea by agreeing in principle a four-year contract with the Barclays Premier League champions.

Gaza crossing points opened as Israel bows to international pressure 14 Jun 2010, 8:01 pm

Israel bowed to international pressure yesterday when it agreed to reopen crossing points into Gaza for everyday goods.

Taleban zone's mineral riches may rival Saudi Arabia, says Pentagon 14 Jun 2010, 8:00 pm

Afghanistan is sitting on mineral resources worth $1 trillion and could become one of the world$’s most important mining centres, the Pentagon announced yesterday, as it tried to drum up foreign investment and wean the country off the opium trade.

Families call for the truth 38 years after Bloody Sunday 14 Jun 2010, 8:00 pm

On the edge of the Bogside in Londonderry stands a granite monument to the 14 men “murdered by British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday”. The simple signs at its foot proclaim: “Hope for Truth.”

BBC to break ranks on public sector pay 14 Jun 2010, 7:02 pm

The BBC has ignored pleas for public sector pay restraint with a multimillion-pound offer to boost the salaries of more than 13,000 workers.

Bloody Sunday victims must be declared innocent, says McGuinness 14 Jun 2010, 11:14 am

Martin McGuinness has called for the Saville Inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings to exonerate all 27 of those killed and injured from claims that they posed an armed threat to British soldiers.

President Obama compares Gulf of Mexico oil leak to 9/11 14 Jun 2010, 10:48 am

President Obama predicted a wholesale rethink of America’s love affair with oil today, saying he believed the Gulf disaster would have as profound an impact on the American psyche and policy as 9/11.

Israel promises to ease its three year blockade of Gaza 14 Jun 2010, 9:27 am

Read more on the Turkish aid flotilla deaths at The Times's new website

Tax-cutting blow as CGT to raise £1.5bn less than planned 14 Jun 2010, 8:35 am

George Osborne faced a fresh blow over capital gains tax today after it emerged it is due to raise £1.5 billion less than expected.

200 killed in ethnic fighting in Kyrgyzstan 14 Jun 2010, 7:20 am

China sends plane to rescue its nationals

OBR slashes economic growth forecasts 14 Jun 2010, 6:19 am

UK economic growth forecasts have been slashed, as the damage wreaked by the recession on long-term growth were assessed independently for the first time.

BP shares dive amid US senators’ £20bn escrow plan 14 Jun 2010, 5:59 am

Read how BP managers face years in jail and how America snubbed British offer of help with spill at The Times's new website

Brits storm Broadway in the Tonys 13 Jun 2010, 10:15 pm

See pictures of last night's Tony awards, and read more about British successes at The Times's new website

President Obama to address nation on ‘epidemic’ effect of oil spill 13 Jun 2010, 8:00 pm

President Obama will address the American people tomorrow night to prepare them for what his Administration accepts will be an environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, comparable in its reach and impact to “an epidemic”. In his first speech direct from the White House — a forum reserved by his predecessors for moments of national trauma and anxiety — Mr Obama will console those whose livelihoods have been affected by the BP oil spill; set out “what we can do and what we can’t do” to clean it up; and announce a plan to force BP to put aside billions of dollars for compensation payments, which will be paid by an independent body.

Lame duck defence chief Sir Jock Stirrup ‘must go now’ 13 Jun 2010, 8:00 pm

Read Times opinion on Sir Jock's bungled departure and more on the future of the British military at The Times's new website

New expenses chaos as MPs clash with watchdog 13 Jun 2010, 8:00 pm

Read Times opinion on the expenses chaos and the latest on the Labour leadership at The Times's new website

Pakistan’s ISI military intelligence accused of directly funding Taleban 13 Jun 2010, 8:00 pm

Read our investigation into Britain's military fiasco fighting the Afghan Taleban at The Times's new website