Bond film Skyfall is named film of the year at the London Evening Standard awards.

Reg Presley, the lead singer of British rock band The Troggs, whose hits in the 1960s included Wild Thing, has died aged 71.

After archaeologists confirm a skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park is that of Richard III, a facial reconstruction based on the skull reveals how the English king may have looked.

US Open champion Andy Murray says tennis must learn from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal and invest in tighter controls.

Dyson launches an all-in-one tap which offers both water and 430mph (692 km/hr) air jets to dry hands, but its high cost may deter some buyers.

A kidnapper in the US state of Alabama has died after police raided his bunker, saving a five-year-old boy held captive inside for six days.

Wycombe goalkeeper Jordan Archer is attacked by a Gillingham supporter towards the end of his side's 1-0 win at Priestfield.

The chairman of Lloyds Banking Group, Sir Winfried Bischoff, says its employees' bonuses this year will be the "lowest undoubtedly of any bank".