Fifa rejects the appeals by two former members suspended after allegations of corruption during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding races.

A Kent MP is calling for sentencing guidelines to be reviewed after a mother was jailed for trying to stop her daughter going out to buy heroin.

Ten-man QPR extend their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points with a 1-0 victory at Reading.

US President Obama calls for an "orderly transition that begins right now" in Egypt and urges President Mubarak to "make the right decision".

A woman's risk of getting breast cancer over her lifetime has increased to one in eight, show statistics obtained by Cancer Research UK.

Gunman Raoul Moat "laughed" seconds after shooting and blinding a police officer, the trial of his two alleged accomplices is told.

England's Chris Ashton goes over twice as his side kick off the Six Nations with a hard-fought win in a compelling encounter in Cardiff.

Labour's Lord Falconer says there is still "work to do" if a bill setting up a referendum on the Westminster voting system is to get through.