TV retail guru Mary Portas is to carry out a review aimed at halting the "decline of the high street", the government announces

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on sexual assault charges, after being denied bail as a flight risk.

Toyota Motor car owners in the US can pursue claims that the carmaker caused the value of their vehicle to fall, a federal judge rules.

Scotland footballer Garry O'Connor and two Hearts players are held on suspicion of possessing cocaine in Edinburgh.

Norwich City defender Russell Martin is given a surprise call to the Scotland squad, while Celtic winger James Forrest is included for the first time.

British passengers flown home from Sweden after the cruise ship they were on lost power in the Baltic describe being left in "total darkness" and without flushing toilets for 10 hours.

Scientists simulate the atmosphere of an exoplanet 20 light-years away, suggesting it could host liquid water, clouds and rainfall - and possibly life.

Two men believed to be have stolen up to £1,000 worth of fuel from petrol stations in Greater Manchester are captured on CCTV.