Ex-foreign secretary David Miliband has resigned from his role on the board of Sunderland FC because of new manager Paolo Di Canio's "past political statements".

The government's reforms of the NHS in England have come into force with NHS leaders warning of a tough year ahead.

Teachers are warning that young people are being damaged by an over-sexualised culture.

The UK's banking regulator, the Financial Services Authority, is abolished and replaced with two successor organisations.

More families are shunning full building surveys so they can raise enough cash to buy a home, but this can lead to big repair bills later, surveyors say.

Scotland's merger of its eight police forces into one will provide a more accountable local police service, the Scottish government claims.

Brazilian police say two men have been arrested, accused of raping and robbing a foreign tourist on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro.

Solicitors warn that people may start "taking the law into their own hands" as a result of changes made to legal aid.