England cricketer Kevin Pietersen is fined for speeding in a Lamborghini sports car near Melbourne in Australia.

A man is arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Pakistani politician who was stabbed to death in north London.

A 17-year-old boy is arrested over a cyber attack on the online version of the game Call of Duty.

Gunshot sensors to detect weapons being discharged are installed in parts of Birmingham with high gun crime rates.

The head of the BBC believed a "miserable, second-rate American woman" was behind the abdication of Edward VIII, archive documents reveal.

Draft legislation to give greater flexibility to pension savers is due to be published by the Treasury.

The US is monitoring China's expanding role in Africa, and sees it as "aggressive," the latest US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks reveal.

China has hit back at US comments criticising Beijing for not reining in its North Korean ally as tensions on the Korean peninsula rise.