BBC Accused Of EU Bias For Soft Loans

The BBC faced accusations of pro-Brussels bias after it was revealed that the corporation had taken out three "soft" loans totalling £141m from the European Union. The BBC had also received grants from the EU worth £1.4m over the past five years. The BBC is funded by the £3.5 billion a year licence fee.

Home Secretary Admits Streets Are Not Safe

Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith suffered a barrage of criticism yesterday following an embarrassing gaffe admitting she did not feel safe walking the streets after dark when she had recently popped out in the evening to "buy a kebab" with a bodyguard.

Nick Clegg Opposes ID Cards

Lib-Dem leader, Nick Clegg, has announced his party's opposition to ID cards and has pledged 2008 will be spent fighting the government's introduction of the identity scheme.

Schools Failing But Carbon Neutral At £110m Cost

Schools secretary, Ed Balls has announced the details of about 200 energy-saving projects intending to make all new school buildings zero-carbon by 2016 at a cost of about £110m over three years.

Home Office Admits Clearing 5,000 Illegal Immigrants For Work

About 5,000 illegal immigrants were mistakenly cleared to work as security staff, red-faced staff at the Home Office have confirmed. The government is to check the immigration status of a further 40,000 staff cleared to work in the security industry following the revelations.

Ruth Kelly Uses Public Money On Propaganda

Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly was last night forced to issue a public apology after misspending taxpayers' money on Labour propaganda; admitting wrongly spending her 'communications allowance' to shore up dwindling support in her marginal seat.

Government Apology Over Incorrect Immigration Figures

The Government were forced into an embarrasing apology after it dramatically revised the number of overseas nationals taking up jobs in this country since 1997 from 800,000 to 1.1 million.