The devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland marks the final end to decades of strife, says Gordon Brown.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.

Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.

A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.

The Tories say new figures back up its case that violent crime has risen under Labour, reopening a long-running political row.