A multimillion pound scheme has been launched to halt serious alcohol problems before they take hold in drinkers who are unaware they are exceeding safe limits.

Gordon Brown may be forced into a U-turn over his plans to detain terror suspects for 42 days without trial in a bid to stave off a Commons defeat which could spell the end of his premiership.

Gordon Brown is expected to conduct a swift reshuffle of his cabinet later this month, amid a growing clamour from his own backbenchers to restore order to his beleaguered government.

Scotland has become more Roman Catholic than Protestant, with its congregations now outnumbering the Kirk for the first time since records began.

Desperate Housewives star Dougray Scott has been brought in as the face of the modern dockyards, as enterprise chiefs plough £600,000 into an advertising drive to persuade young Scots, typically more tempted by careers in IT or the City, that building ships has a future.

Motorists are abandoning their cars and taking to buses and trains because of the rocketing cost of petrol and diesel, new figures reveal.