A woman in the US with the Twitter username @theashes makes headlines after complaining about cricket messages.

Talks are to be held to try to avert the first strike at the firm that builds warheads for Trident, the UK's nuclear weapons system.

British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted again over possible new strike action in their long-running dispute with the airline.

Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott set an England record for the second wicket in Australia as the tourists pass 400 and extend their lead over their demoralised hosts.

A man dies and another man is treated in hospital after they are stabbed in a west London street.

Roads and transport links across Scotland are hit hard by more heavy snow and freezing temperatures.

Siberian winds are set to cause further disruption during the UK's big freeze by blowing snow back into cleared areas, forecasters warn.

The Scottish government is still failing to meet its target to ensure all school children get two hours of physical education a week.