Local Government Minister Bob Neill writes to councils in England, accusing some of "complacency" over large backlogs of uncollected rubbish.

The family of a senior music executive who died when a boat carrying six passengers capsized on the River Thames say they are devastated.

Some 200,000 jobs will be cut by councils in England this year as a result of reductions in central government funding, a union warns.

Parliament's expenses watchdog launches a public consultation after criticism over the way it is run.

A man is killed and a woman is injured in a crash involving three cars on the M6 in Staffordshire.

Fulham boss Mark Hughes said his side's 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, which moved them out of the relegation zone, would "settle everybody down" at the club.

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will profit on the pitch from European football's financial fair play shake-up in 2011.

Scottish Football League chief executive David Longmuir wants more details on the ramifications of Scottish Premier League reconstruction.