Raids on international stores suspected of selling counterfeit alcohol are to be carried out by Revenue and Customs.

Barclays reports a 33% fall in half-year profits, partly as a result of a £1bn charge for mis-selling payment protection insurance.

Shane Warne likens Andrew Strauss's in-form England side to the great Australia teams he played in.

The US Senate is to vote on a bill to raise the national debt limit and cut spending, hours ahead of a deadline to avoid a federal default.

The Supreme Court has refused the government leave to appeal against the decision that Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly sacked following the death of Baby P.

A Peterborough mother killed her two sons and then took her own life while the "balance of her mind was disturbed", a coroner rules.

The US House comfortably passes a bill to avert a debt default, in a vote marked by a surprise show from a lawmaker shot in the head in January.

Kings of Leon cancel their US tour amid reports of problems within the Grammy Award-winning band best known for their global hit Sex On Fire.