UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says South Sudan’s seizure of Heglig oil field in Sudan is illegal, and urges it to withdraw its forces immediately.

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South Sudan oil seizure ‘illegal’

Finance minister Sammy Wilson has criticised the Attorney General John Larkin over his decision to take contempt of court proceedings against the former Secretary of State Peter Hain.

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Minister criticises John Larkin

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says an agreement reached at a conference in Brighton will make “a big difference” to the operation of the European Court of Human Rights.

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Clarke hails deal to reform court

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett criticises a plan to replace traditional beat bobbies with police community support officers (PCSOs).

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Blunkett criticises PCSO proposal

Business Secretary Vince Cable is concerned about the potential impact of plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations to universities.

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Cable concern at charity tax move

“ Texts from Hillary ” just got meta. For a week now, the blog has been depicting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s imagined text-message conversations with other politicians and celebrities — sass-mouthing Joe Biden about his love of Justin Bieber, and rejecting a friend request from Mark Zuckerberg. Read full article > >

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Hillary Rodham Clinton makes her own meme for ‘Texts from Hillary’ blog

There have been reports of fresh clashes in Syria, shattering hopes for a peace plan, brokered by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

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VIDEO: Inside a refugee camp on Syria border

Business Secretary Vince Cable says there is no question of the UK government imposing lower rates of pay on public sector workers in Wales.

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Cable: Imposing lower pay wrong

Foreign Secretary William Hague outlines the unusual requests received by the Foreign Office from Britons abroad.

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VIDEO: Lost teeth? Don’t ask the Foreign Office

Education Secretary Michael Gove has suggested a proposed new Catholic school in Twickenham should limit Catholic pupils to 50% of its intake.

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Gove calls for faith pupil limit

BEIRUT — Turkey’s prime minister arrived in Iran on Thursday for talks dominated by the violence engulfing Syria, while U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon presented an Arab League summit in Baghdad with a U.N.-endorsed plan for ending the fighting and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed to the region for discussions focused on the crisis. Read full article > >

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Syria crisis tops diplomatic agenda at Turkey-Iran meeting, Arab League summit, Clinton talks

An independent Scotland could face the prospect of checks at its border with England, Home Secretary Theresa May warns.

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Scottish ‘border checks’ warning

LONDON — The Obama administration is “ready to get back to business” with Pakistan after a three-month freeze in relations, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her Pakistani counterpart here Thursday. Read full article > >

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Clinton: U.S. ready to reset relations with Pakistan

Home Secretary Theresa May is to make a statement to MPs unveiling the report into the row over UK border checks being relaxed last summer.

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May statement on UK border report

Drivers won’t be able to text, browse, tweet or dial on factory-installed devices if auto manufacturers follow new federal guidelines to disable the gadgets while the wheels are rolling. In announcing the latest step in his campaign against distracted driving Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the government might next extend the guidelines to cover virtually every portable electronic device that might find its way into a vehicle. Read full article > >

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LaHood: Automakers should block texts, tweets and browsing