Family bills up �54 a week in six months as inflation hits 4.5% to fuel mortgage rise fear

The figures, released by comparison website moneysupermarket.com highlights the pressure on households on all fronts from petrol prices to energy bills.

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From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, disgrace is what this arrogant lot deserve

Chris Huhne, Jeremy Clarkson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn are all middle-aged, outstandingly successful and extremely rich.

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Cameron defends foreign aid as Liam Fox sparks Tory revolt over �11.4bn handout

The Prime Minister used a high-profile appearance before MPs to insist the planned increase in the aid budget of 34 per cent will remain.

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Five British soldier were shot dead by rogue Afghan policemen as they drank tea in compound

Lance Corporal Liam Culverhouse told an inquest how he was shot in his face, arms and legs when the gunman went on the rampage with an AK47 assault rifle.

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Green taxes: Climate change targets to cost every household �500 a year

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has committed the UK to a 50 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 - a move that will leave Britain �13.4bn-a-year worse off.

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Give aid where it's needed... at home

Not for the first time, a letter from Dr Liam Fox, pictured to David Cameron is leaked. And not for the first time, his attack on government policy is 100 per cent right.

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Queen�s visit to Ireland: Elizabeth II lays wreath in Garden of Remembrance

The Queen opened a new period in the history of these islands yesterday. And she proclaimed it not with a speech or political gesture. She did it with a bright green hat and coat.

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Shoppers' shock as man proposes in mall food court... and is REJECTED

The rejected Romeo declared his love to his girlfriend and serenaded her in the mall but, despite his bended knee and heartfelt speech, she dashes out leaving him heartbroken

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Landlord blocks �1m home with 10 skips to stop tenants leaving 'without paying him thousands'

Businessman Simon Everingham says he has been in a constant battle since the occupants of his farmhouse in Markington, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, fell behind with the payments last November.

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At last, a rail fare system you might understand

The government aims to save �1billion a year in costs by the end of the decade in the biggest revolution of the network since nationalisation.

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New smartphone privacy alert as Android handsets found to be prone to leaking data

Researchers found that criminals can effectively tap into the transfer of information between the phones and the internet, so gaining access to personal data.

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Despite our noble objections, aid does not solve problems - it just makes them worse

More and more people in the developing world share the view that the flood of Western aid is corroding their countries.

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Soft justice for rapists: Attackers could be out of jail in 15 months if they admit guilt

Ministers argue that encouraging an early guilty plea will spare victims the ordeal of giving evidence in court and increase the six per cent conviction rate for rape.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn begged Tristne Banon to be his friend on Facebook

The attempt to contact novelist Tristane Banon came three weeks ago before the allegations against the IMF chief came to light.

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Chris Huhne's wife Vicky Pryce 'told judge about speeding deception 8 years ago'

Vicky Pryce is said to have confided in a friend in 2003 that the Energy Secretary had made her take points on her licence to save himself from a driving ban.

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Milly Dowler trial: Mother Sally begged to be hypnotised to 'remember last movements'

Sally Dowler, 51, has revealed the desperate lengths she was prepared to go to as she was questioned about her 13-year-old daughter's disappearance from Surrey in 2002.

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2 British women 'gang raped' while camping on St Lucia beach in Caribbean

The victims, aged 31 and 24, were armed with machetes, possibly for self-defence, but were overpowered by their attackers in St Lucia.

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Holidaymaker and his dog survive 200ft fall down cliff

Police said it was 'absolutely remarkable' that the 53-year-old, who was trying to rescue his pet, was not killed in the fall off a cliff in North Yorkshire.

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GOP 2012 contender Mitt Romney raises $10m in ONE day in Vegas as Cindy Crawford appears in fund-raising video for candidate

Supermodel Cindy Crawford backed the President in 2008 - but fashion is a fickle business. Now she's changing colours and supporting Republican Mitt Romney in his battle to get to the White House.

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Imogen Thomas affair: Kenneth Clarke says we need privacy laws to rein in judges

The Justice Secretary said Parliament passing new legislation could be the ‘best way’ of reining in judges who have been accused of bringing in such a law by the back door.

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Life-long obesity risk of 'eating for two' in pregnancy: Mothers won't lose extra weight, experts warn

Pregnant women who gain excessive weight are at higher risk of obesity and health problems such as high blood pressure, later in life.

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Factory farms: Ministers order research into �sustainable intensification� of livestock

A new generation of vast pig and dairy factory farms look set be built, populated by as many as 8,000 cows that are milked around the clock and spend most of their lives inside.

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David Cameron: Axe House of Lords for paid and elected senators

The Prime Minister is determined to see at least some elections using proportional representation to a reformed second chamber in 2015, aides say.

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'Decade of pain' on its way for the high street as shops suffer from families cutting back

Soaring inflation, rising energy bills and fewer pay rises will leave households with less cash to spend. Small, independent stores will be the worst hit over the next 18 months.

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The fat-cats paid 145 TIMES more than their workers

A tiny number of people are enjoying gold-plated pay packages while the majority of the country struggle to make ends meet.

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Premier League star has TWO injunctions from before and after his wedding

The revelation came a day after the Daily Mail told how a separate gagging order was granted to a married England footballer to hide an affair.

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The REALLY convenient microwave meals: Curries that whistle when cooked (and they don't even need stirring or piercing beforehand)

A British supermarket is launching a range of six curries utilising Swedish technology, which uses a valve in the film lid to sealing in nutrients, textures and flavours.

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With AV now firmly off the agenda, what exactly are the Liberal Democrats for?

From the moment they joined David Cameron’s Tory-led coalition government a year ago, the Liberal Democrats were on a hiding to nothing.

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AV referendum: Will Cameron seize this chance to show he's a true Tory?

A year ago David Cameron he fell short in his botched general election campaign. But this week he has achieved a major success in his own right and emerges a lot stronger.

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EasyJet staff order family of 6 off flight home because of baby's chickenpox scabs

Andrew Foden and Colette James were travelling with their four children when they were stopped after boarding the flight from Corfu to Manchester.

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It would be tragic if confusion over fees put people off university

There will be no up-front tuition fees, more maintenance support and a new �150 million National Scholarship Programme for students from poorer backgrounds.

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NHS Lottery winners banned from opening champagne

The all-female group work at the Lady Home Hospital in Douglas, Lanarkshire, have been playing the lottery since its launch in 1994.

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Gaddafi tightens grip on Libyan rebels by bombing fuel depot in city under siege

Smoke billowed into the sky following the overnight bombing of a fuel depot in the rebel-held city of Misrata by Gaddafi's troops.

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Woman who vanished with husband in Nevada forest seven weeks ago is miraculously found alive - after surviving on SNOW and TRAIL MIX

Rita Chretien, 56, managed to cling to life through treacherous conditions by eating snow and small amounts of trail mix. She lost up to 30lbs through the 49-day ordeal but miraculously is said to be healthy and recovering well in hospital.

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Jordan receives sympathy from minister after C4 refuses to apologise for Frankie Boyle's vile slur

Jeremy Hunt wrote that comments by the controversial Boyle in an episode of his series Tramadol Nights were ‘highly offensive’.

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President Obama flies to military base to meet Navy SEALs who killed Osama Bin Laden

As part of a victory lap across America following the death of the Al Qaeda leader, the President privately met the troops with Vice President Joe Biden before speaking publicly to soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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Motorists will have to �look even harder� as supermarkets end battle of �cheap petrol�

Want to save on a tank of petrol? Better fill up as the latest battle in the price war between some of the biggest retailers draws to a close.

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New treatment is a step forward for children born with club feet

Club feet - in which the ankle is twisted, the foot points down and the soles inwards - affects one in 800 babies.

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Red Sonia, Christine Keeler and the final, damning evidence against Britain's biggest ever traitor

For more than 60 years, espionage expert Chapman Pincher has investigated the astonishing claims that the head of MI5 was a Russian spy.

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'Damning' report to hit David Laws' hopes of a return to Cabinet

The Mail on Sunday has been told that the former Treasury Chief Secretary will be severely criticised after a year-long inquiry into his second home expenses.

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TV news veteran Brian Hanrahan leaves �500k legacy

Brian Hanrahan - best known for his coverage of the Falklands war - has left half a million pounds to his wife and daughter. The BBC correspondent died aged 61 from cancer last year.

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Do you have 'sell-by date' paranoia? As Ministers consider scrapping best-before labels, a leading expert explains how to tell for yourself if food is fresh

It is this growing obsession with perceived food freshness that is said to be behind Government plans to scrap best-before dates entirely.

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Why my neighbours in Kent should not be denied a say in the break-up of our nation

Alex Salmond and the SNP deserve their moment of euphoria. Careful though they were to avoid campaigning on the issue of independence, they know their cherished dream is close.

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Margaret Thatcher's friends are growing increasingly worried about her frailty

Baroness Thatcher turned down an invitation to the Royal Wedding because of her health and has made no public appearances for nearly two months.

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Police pay Muslim with links to 7/7 leader to teach them how to fight terror

Tafazal Mohammad received more than �80,000 of taxpayers’ money to lecture Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officers on how best to 'engage' with Muslims.

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Garter snub for Blair�s General: After wedding invitation slight, ex-PM�s military chief is denied honour

St James’s Palace officials cited the fact that neither of the former Labour Prime Ministers had been given the honour as the reason for their absence from the Royal Wedding.

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Owner watches helplessly as �7m super yacht bursts into a ball of flames

A businessman stood and watched helplessly while 50 firefighters battled a blaze on his ten-room triple decker yacht at Poole Harbour, Dorset.

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I wasn't under influence of alcohol in any adverse way, says MP who hopped across the Commons at 3am

Stephen Phillips, a 41-year-old Oxford-educated QC, said he was in 'high spirits' when he hopped across the Member's Lobby in the early hours of the morning.

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Ministers launch PR blitz to sell �9,000 courses to students

The ‘eye-catching, hard-hitting and informative’ adverts, directed at sites such as Facebook, will address students who fear a degree will cost too much.

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Osama Bin Laden: Who killed him? He did it himself

The question to ask about the death of Osama Bin Laden is whether it serves the interest of the United States, which was responsible for killing him.

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