A policeman is suspended after a man arrested during the London riots complained he was subjected to racism, assault and harassment.

Lottery fever sweeps the US hours before the draw for a $640m (£400m) Mega Millions prize, the biggest jackpot in world history.

The Care Quality Commission - England's health and social care regulator - still has a "long way to go" before it is up to scratch, MPs say.

Chinese forestry firm Sino-Forest, accused last year of inflating its revenues and exaggerating its holdings, files for bankruptcy protection in Canada.

Japan is allowing some of the 80,000 people forced to move following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster to visit their homes again.

A suspected fuel thief being tracked by a Wiltshire Police helicopter tried to avoid detection by on-board thermal imaging cameras by hiding in manure.

A new government TV campaign in England says invisible second-hand cigarette smoke is harming children and putting them at risk of lung disease.

HMRC letters sent to 1.3m homes advising on changes to the child tax credit system are 'misleading' says a tax reform charity.