Liverpool sign winger Stewart Downing from Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.

Crowd trouble mars Newcastle's opening pre-season friendly at Darlington

A police officer is shot in the arm as he chases three men along a London street.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will return to Cuba on Saturday for further cancer treatment, after having a tumour removed.

Journalists at the BBC take part in a 24-hour strike in a row over compulsory redundancies.

Teenagers who binge drink could be damaging the part of their brain which controls memory and spatial awareness, says research from Stanford University.

The government is considering making further cuts to the size of the army to enable a "substantial increase" in investment in reserve forces such as the Territorial Army.

Pop star Jennifer Lopez and singer Marc Anthony are divorcing after seven years of marriage, in what they call "an amicable conclusion".