Hugo, a bearded Collie, in the newly opened Metro Bank branch in Holborn, central London. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Eli Negbi must really, really hate Barclays. He’s 57, and has banked with them for 27 years. But it’s 8am and he has queued patiently to become the first ever... 

Lord Judge, the lord chief justice, described only last year a right to trial by jury as a ‘hallowed right’. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA Now don’t get me wrong. I don’t want to give the impression that I’m not pleased at the coalition’s announcement to review... 

BP chief executive Tony Hayward is set to step down by 1 October, the Times reports. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters BP chief executive Tony Hayward is preparing to step down within the next 10 weeks, according to a report this morning, as the embattled oil giant announced plans to sell... 

The vuvuzela will not be coming to White Hart Lane. Photograph: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur have become the first Premier League club to ban vuvuzelas from their ground. A number of Football League sides have already barred the controversial instruments from their stadiums... 

Liverpool is one of four authorities that has volunteered to experiment with devolved power from Whitehall. Photograph: David Kendall/PA David Cameron will announce this morning that he hopes to liberate four areas from the strictures of red tape and central government as he attempts to deliver...