The government's handling of IT is locked in a "vicious circle of costs and failures" and moves at a "glacial" pace, the independent Institute for Government says

Tens of thousands of people could have been caught out by cyber criminals who put booby-trapped adverts on popular webpages.

Strong winds and dust storms hamper recovery work as the search for the bodies of those killed by last week's devastating Christchurch quake continues.

England's momentum is checked by the loss of openers Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen against Ireland at the Cricket World Cup in Bangalore.

All the key points, analysis and reaction as David Cameron faces his weekly Commons grilling from MPs.

A man is arrested over an attack on a car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall during the student fees protests in London.

Dele Adebola bundles in an injury-time equaliser to earn promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest a precious point and leave Middlesbrough fifth from bottom.

Birmingham City Council has agreed to save £212m in 2011-12 leading to the loss of 2,450 jobs.