Chelsea break the British transfer record to sign striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool for a fee believed to be £50m.

New online crime maps for England and Wales are being launched which allow users to see what offences have been reported in their local streets.

Controversial proposals to overhaul the NHS in England pass their first hurdle after six hours of debate in the House of Commons.

Presenter Jo Whiley is to leave BBC Radio 1 for Radio 2 in April as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie join 6 Music.

The Supreme Court has ruled that an illegal immigrant has the right to stay in the UK because her two children were born in Britain.

A new crime-mapping website for England and Wales is experiencing a "temporary problem" as millions log on every hour, the Home Office says.

King Abdullah of Jordan sacks his government and appoints a new PM charged with carrying out reform, as protests continue.

The government is warned it must give prisoners in Scotland and Wales the right to vote in May's elections or risk compensation claims for allegedly breaking human rights laws.