The sale of tobacco from vending machines has been banned in England, with anyone caught selling cigarettes from a machine facing a fine of up to £2,500.

The government is not doing enough to promote economic growth, prominent Conservative Andrew Tyrie says on the eve of his party's conference.

A group of young unemployed people are due to march from Tyne and Wear to London in a recreation of the 1936 Jarrow March.

A petition is being launched by Hull MP Diana Johnson to support BAE employees at the Brough plant.

A new record is set for the highest temperature recorded in October - at 29.9C (85.8F)

A new record is set for the highest temperature recorded in October - at 29.5C (85.1F)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the way to bring peace to his country, after the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani, is to talk to Pakistan rather than the Taliban.

The Michael Jackson death trial hears his doctor did not reveal Jackson had used a surgical sedative, and the singer seemed lifeless when paramedics arrived.