Britain's Andy Murray produces a patchy performance but still sweeps past Alex Bogomolov Jr and into the US Open second round.

Young people who smoke cannabis run the risk of a significant and irreversible reduction in their IQ, according to one of the largest studies ever carried out.

A celebration parade will take place in London on 10 September to mark the success of Team GB athletes at London 2012.

Labour urges ministers to delay signing a new contract for the West Coast Mainline franchise until Parliament can review the £10bn deal next week.

Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts are the two wildcards picks for Jose Maria Olazabal's European Ryder Cup team.

A Conservative MP urges Prime Minister David Cameron to decide whether he is a "man or a mouse" over the issue of expanding Heathrow Airport.

Nine US troops are disciplined for incinerating scores of Korans and for urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan.

World number one Roger Federer eases to straight-sets victory over Donald Young in the first round of the US Open.