A Conservative peer suggests that bank holidays should be renamed in response to the "poor behaviour" of financial institutions.

An over-the-counter HIV test that can be used at home is expected to be sold in the US within months, after winning approval from regulators.

Mark Cavendish is denied his second stage win of the Tour de France when he falls in a crash late during the fourth stage.

The bodies of the crew members of a Turkish jet shot down by Syria last month are found.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie announces he will not sign a new deal at the club when his contract expires next summer.

More than 1,000 mourners attend the funeral of Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard at Llandaff Cathedral in his home city of Cardiff.

Investigating the issues facing older people Jeremy Paxman travels to Christchurch in Dorset which has oldest average population in Europe.

Hundreds of people will not be able to return to their homes overnight after a fire broke out at a gas facility in St Helier.