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| Gordon Brown tells British troops they are "the heroes of our country", on a surprise trip to Afghanistan. |
| Brown visits UK troops in Helmand |
| The number of migrants coming to the UK for a year or more has risen to a record level, figures show. |
| More long-term migrants to UK |
| The UK could be "energy independent" by 2050 without new nuclear power stations, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says. |
| Clegg unveils green energy vision |
| The European Parliament will be relocated to Brussels while Strasbourg is repaired, reigniting a row about where it should be based. |
| Strasbourg unfit for EU session |
| Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have not been intimidated by the dazzling Beijing Games, mayor Boris Johnson says. |
| Games chiefs 'unfazed by Beijing' |
| The prime minister shrugs off dismal poll ratings and insists Labour will win the next general election. |
| Labour will win election - Brown |
| The national census is out of date, costly and should be scrapped immediately, a report says. |
| Census 'should be scrapped now' |
| Ann Cryer, Labour's MP for Keighley, announces she is to step down from parliament at the next general election. |
| MP Cryer to quit at next election |
| Shadow Chancellor George Osborne uses a speech to claim the Tories are the party best placed to tackle poverty. |
| Tories 'best' to tackle poverty |
| The culture secretary refuses to commit public cash for a £79m Olympic shortfall, as he launches a sponsorship drive. |
| Sponsors sought to plug 2012 gap |
| Downing Street says a jokey video response to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be PM is not a waste of taxpayers' money. |
| Downing Street denies wasting money on Clarkson video 'joke' |
| PM facing pressure on several fronts as he returns to work |
| Holiday's over |
| Jo Coburn watches PM meet the troops in Afghanistan |
| Flying visit |
| Polish missile deal heightens Russia and US tensions |
| Cold front? |
| How politicians hit home their views when they resign |
| Maximum impact |
| Another of Boris's team in London steps down |
| Bites the dust |
| Tory leader not the first to talk of 'broken society' |
| Cameron's cue? |
| Boris Johnson backtracks after criticising politicians who speak of a 'broken society' - one of David Cameron's favourite phrases. |
| Boris clarifies 'piffle' remark |
| Two British MEPs say the partial collapse of the European Parliament's ceiling in Strasbourg is a good reason to stop the MEPs' trips there. |
| MEPs renew attack on Strasbourg |
| Measures to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles are announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. |
| Laws tighten on paedophile travel |