National News

Cheryl And Ashley Cole 'To Divorce Today': Cheryl Cole is due to divorce her England footballer husband Ashley in the High Court today, say reports.; Read the full story

Pakistan Cricketers Quizzed By Scotland Yard: The three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in an alleged betting scam are expected to be questioned by Scotland Yard detectives today.; Read the full story

Fugitive Tycoon Finally Faces The Music: Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is due in court today to finally face multi-million pound charges over the collapse of his Polly Peck business empire.; Read the full story

Online Predator Raped Partner's Teen Daughter: A man who met a woman on a dating website and then raped her 14-year-old daughter has been locked up indefinitely.; Read the full story

Bags Worth Thousands Snatched In Moped Raid: Vivienne Westwood handbags worth thousands of pounds have been stolen in a smash-and-grab raid on a London store.; Read the full story

Balls Calls For £250k To Be Spent On New Jobs: Unemployment should be tackled by spending £250m on creating 200,000 jobs and placements for people out of work, Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls has said.; Read the full story

Parents Re-Arrested Over 'Honour Killing': The parents of a Muslim teenager suspected to be the victim of an honour killing have been arrested on suspicion of her murder.; Read the full story

'Wear Old Clothes', Prince Tells Vogue: Prince Charles has urged Vogue's readers in America to wear old clothes and help save the planet by reducing their carbon footprint.; Read the full story

'End Of The Road' For Driver's Stig Career: The career of racing driver Ben Collins as Top Gear's The Stig is likely to have skidded to a halt following his High Court battle with the BBC, sources are saying.; Read the full story

RBS Axing 3,500 More Jobs 'Is A Horror Story': Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting a further 3,500 British jobs in a move a major trade union has described as a "horror story".; Read the full story

'Talks Were Held' Over Assisted Suicide Case: An team of professionals held an urgent meeting about a severely disabled pensioner who repeatedly threatened to kill himself seven months before he went to Switzerland to die, it has emerged.; Read the full story

Fan-Plastic: How Paper Beat Footie Photo Ban: An evening newspaper has come up with an ingenious way to beat a League One football club's ban on photographers.; Read the full story

Hawking Picks Physics Over God For Big Bang: Physics was the reason for the Big Bang, not God, according to scientist Stephen Hawking.; Read the full story

Hague Defends Denial Of Gay Affair Claims: William Hague has defended his decision to make a deeply personal statement denying claims he had an improper relationship with a male aide.; Read the full story

Law Chief 'Requests Dr Kelly Death File': Attorney General Dominic Grieve has reportedly asked to see files relating to weapons expert David Kelly's death.; Read the full story

Top City Bankers Flash The Cash For Charity: London's wealthiest City bankers have put their hands in their rather large wallets to raise thousands of pounds for the capital's poorest children.; Read the full story

Cricketers Suspended, Charged And Summoned: The International Cricket Council has "provisionally suspended" the three accused Pakistan players - who will be interviewed by Scotland Yard in the morning.; Read the full story

Goat's Horns Torn Out In 'Barbaric' Attack: A goat had to be put down after his horns were torn out in what an RSPCA inspector described as one of the worst cases of animal cruelty she had ever seen.; Read the full story

Austerity Fears Check Manufacturing Growth: Concerns that the manufacturing recovery is running out of steam have intensified after growth slowed to a nine-month low in August.; Read the full story

Top Gear's The Stig Is Finally Unmasked: The BBC has been refused a court injunction preventing the revealing of The Stig's identity.; Read the full story