England name their Twenty20 and one-day international squad for the forthcoming series against Australia, with Warwickshire seamer Chris Woakes the only uncapped inclusion.

A drink driver admits killing two men as they helped an elderly woman who was trapped inside her crashed car.

Fresh warnings are issued over icy roads and flooding as Scotland continued to thaw out after two weeks of snow and sub-zero temperatures.

Kell Brook defends his WBO intercontinental welterweight title with an impressive stoppage of Philip Kotey in Liverpool.

Some motorists who fit winter tyres to their car to cope with snowy conditions are being charged higher insurance premiums, it is claimed.

About 220 police officers are to be on duty at Plymouth's football stadium to prevent trouble during the derby match between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.

The Football Association of Ireland says that it is in talks about a possible friendly with England at the Aviva Stadium.

Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson admitted his new-found support for a graduate tax amounted to "Champions League inconsistency".