The government is expected to propose suspending Sunday trading laws on eight occasions from 22 July during the Olympics and Paralympics.

Former newsreader Anna Ford accuses the BBC of "tokenism" in the debate over ageism on television.

Ten Colombian soldiers and an officer are killed in an ambush by suspected Farc rebels in the south-east near the border with Venezuela.

Chancellor George Osborne is considering cutting the 50p top rate of income tax in next week's Budget, Whitehall sources have told the BBC.

The creator of the energy drink Red Bull, self-made billionaire and one of Thailand's richest men, Chaleo Yoovidhya, dies in Bangkok.

McLaren's Jenson Button dominates the opening Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finishes third behind Sebastian Vettel.

A murder inquiry starts after a man is stabbed during a private party at the Norwich home of former world heavyweight boxing champion Herbie Hide.

The Military Wives have topped the album chart with their debut collection In My Dreams, according to the Official UK Charts Company.