Energy bills could rise by an average of £11 a year for the next eight years to pay for upgrades to the UK gas and electricity networks, says Ofgem.

The former chief operating officer of Barclays and the head of the Financial Services Authority will be questioned by MPs later over the Libor scandal.

Only 17 of a planned 56 G4S staff turned up for work at the Olympic team hotel in Salford, the chairman of the Greater Manchester Police Authority says.

Egypt's prosecutor orders that convicted former President Hosni Mubarak be moved back to prison, saying his health has improved.

Former Liberal leader Lord Steel insists his parliamentary bill to cut the number of peers in the House of Lords is not an "alternative" to the government's reform programme.

Has all this recent rain been affecting the national mood? Giles Dilnot asked shoppers to lower their umbrellas to give a view on the summer of 2012.

Thousands of athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London for the Olympic Games, as questions remain about security recruitment.

The FA must take decisive action against John Terry, says ex-basketball player and anti-discrimination campaigner John Amaechi.