Top jockey Richard Hughes gives up his riding licence in protest at new whip regulations after receiving a second ban in the space of four days.

Prison numbers in England and Wales fall in the first indication that the spike following the summer riots may be coming to an end.

US retail sales rose by 1.1% in September, with vehicle sales showing the biggest gain, but grocery store sales fall.

A proposed £32bn national high-speed rail link is described as a "white elephant" during a Commons debate.

Analogue TV signals will no longer be broadcast after 24 October 2012 as the UK converts to digital television.

Unnecessary terminations are taking place in the UK because guidelines for determining a miscarriage leave too much room for error, say doctors.

People who cannot control their epilepsy with medication should be referred sooner for surgery, suggests a study in The Lancet.

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Letwin admits dumping government documents in park bins near Downing Street but denies breaching security.