A group campaigning against the £33bn HS2 rail scheme confirms two court bids to halt the project, citing environmental and consultation issues.

Two Metropolitan police officers are placed on restricted duties while allegations of racist remarks and an assault are investigated.

Rebekah Brooks is asked to appear before the Leveson Inquiry and applies for core participant status.

The most significant cause of delay for children needing adoption is the length of time taken by court proceedings, a report by Ofsted says.

The first quadriplegic sailor to sail solo across the Atlantic says he was left "shaking with rage" after he was prevented from boarding an Isle of Wight train.

Royal Bank of Canada, one of the country's largest banks, is accused of "multi-hundred million dollar" fraud over derivatives trading by a US regulator.

One-in-five clubs in the Football League are in "poor financial health", according to a survey by administrators Begbies Traynor.

The obesity problem in the US may be much worse than previously thought, according to researchers.