Britain today: Cameron works to solve hacker case

Mr Cameron has publicly condemned plans to extradite Mr McKinnon to the US - where he faces up to 60 years in jail.

Families face tax blow

HALF a million working families will lose more than 1000 under technical changes to tax credit allowances, according to new research today.

The TUC said changes will hit families whose earnings fall because of unemployment, illness, retirement or bereavement.

HIV infection rates 'soar for over-50s'

HIV infections among the over-50s have more than doubled in seven years, research has shown.

The number of new cases per year recorded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland rose from 299 to 710 between 2000 and 2007.

Half were diagnosed late, increasing the risk of an early death from Aids.

Compared with younger adults carrying the virus, older people were significantly more likely to have been infected through sex with men.

Phone costs top rip-offs

Hefty charges for using mobile phones abroad top the list of "holiday rip-offs", according to a survey today.

Charges for using debit or credit cards overseas was the second-biggest moan, the poll of 1515 people by Post Office Travel Money found.

Baggage charges, poor exchange rates at airports and at hotels and the high cost of taxis and airport transfers also featured in the rip-off list.

Cheeky Pinter letter to sell

A LETTER from playwright Harold Pinter to school pupils which exposes his "cantankerous" nature along with a first edition play are expected to fetch up to 300 at auction today.

Pinter gives sarcastic answers to ten questions in the signed letter dated November 4, 1966.

Norfolk: A 52-year-old grandfather thought to have wounded a "girlfriend" before shooting himself dead did not have a gun licence, police said. Mark Osler is thought to have committed suicide on Monday 18 months after being given a suspended prison sentence after admitting putting a former partner "in fear of violence".

Somerset: A head teacher has defended his school's decision to teach US cartoon series The Simpsons to 12-year-old pupils as part of their media studies course at Kingsmead Community School after 400 people signed a petition against it.