• 'No going back' to Troubles, placards declare at vigils• Police in republic increase border security Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Northern Ireland today for silent vigils to protest against the murders of two soldiers and a policeman by dissident republicans. Carrying placard...

Onlookers turned on protesters as they shouted 'terrorists' and held 'butchers of Basra' placards Two people were arrested for public order offences after angry scenes between anti-war protesters and bystanders during a homecoming parade for 200 soldiers returning from Iraq. About a dozen anti-war p...

Recruiter says superiors brushed aside his complaints about nickname A black Royal Navy recruiting officer was introduced as "Robert Mugabe" at important meetings and once came into work to find a "Vote Mugabe" poster on the wall above his desk, an employment tribunal heard today. Andrew Antrobus sa...

• Men wrongly convicted of murder speak out• Real culprit admitted guilt 15 years after brutal killing Life has stood still for Stephen Miller since he was arrested more than 20 years ago and charged with the murder of a young woman in Cardiff. "Not one day goes past without me thinking about th...

Major companies accused of colluding to 'blacklist' troublesome workers More than 40 major British companies face legal action for allegedly buying secret personal data about thousands of workers they wanted to vet before employing them. The information commissioner, Richard Thomas, will today publi...

Up to 8cm of snow left drivers in Devon trapped in cars, with rail cancellations in Kent and Sussex Snow has returned to parts of southern England with blizzards closing several roads and freezing temperatures bringing rail services to a standstill. Up to 8cm (3ins) landed in Devon overnight, forcin...

Police officers failed to speak to a man named as a suspect in two violent knife crimes weeks before he went on to stab the Harry Potter actor Rob Knox to death, the Guardian has learned. Karl Bishop, 22, was yesterday convicted at the Old Bailey of murdering Knox whom he stabbed five times outside ...

Teenager who had just completed part in film was stabbed five times outside bar A knife attacker has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering a teenage actor who had just completed a part in the latest Harry Potter film during a fight outside a bar last May. Karl Bishop, 22, who had denied t...

• Three serving officers among 15 people due in court• Lynette White's murder in 1988 led to miscarriage of justice Three serving police officers are among 15 people facing charges over the investigation into the murder of prostitute Lynette White 21 years ago. Ten retired police officers and tw...

Lesbian couples and single women who have children through IVF will be able to name almost any adult as the second parent, under a law coming into force next month. Under present legislation, the husband in a married couple using IVF is automatically added to the birth certificate. The Human Fertili...