MPs agree to freeze their £65,738 salaries, blocking a 1% pay rise, after being asked to do so by the government.

The telecoms regulator is to launch consultations on how best to sell off the rights to the next generation of mobile wireless networks.

At least 17 people have been injured by a series of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say.

Blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, the oldest musicion ever to win a Grammy award, dies in Austin, Texas, aged 97.

The US has condemned Syria's use of "disproportionate force" to suppress demonstrations calling for greater freedom and an end to corruption.

Libya's government says more civilians have been killed in a third night of air and missile strikes by coalition forces enforcing a no-fly zone.

Drivers are able to use the hard shoulder on one of the busiest stretches of motorway from Tuesday.

Calls for a minimum price for alcohol are intensifying as ministers prepare to outline the latest steps to make drinking less affordable.