West Ham's Carling Cup game against Aldershot on Tuesday is postponed on police advice following the continuing riots in London.

The leader of the Libyan rebel council dismisses his executive committee or cabinet over "shortcomings" in the response to the killing of military chief Gen Abdel Fattah Younes.

Two football matches are postponed and questions are raised over other sporting events after a third successive night of rioting in London.

The International Olympic Committee refuses to rule out the possibility of professional boxers competing at the 2016 Olympics.

Asian markets tumble on Tuesday, extending the worst global sell-off in stock markets since the 2008 financial crisis.

There are "widespread concerns about the destruction of careers services" in England, warn members of the government advisory group on careers.

Researchers propose a means to slowly rid low-Earth orbit of the largest bits of "space junk" that threaten satellites and manned missions.

Teenage pregnancy is "contagious" between sisters, researchers in the UK and Norway have claimed.