Jailed former football star and actor OJ Simpson testifies at a Nevada court hearing on his request for a new trial in an armed robbery case.

Plans for the £200m expansion of film company Pinewood Studios, seen as vital for the British movie industry, are turned down.

Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on Bangladesh and Burma, where thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from low-lying coastal districts.

Poor quality expert evidence is to be "driven out" of family courts, the Ministry of Justice says, as it launches a consultation on standards in England and Wales.

Ian Katz is named the new editor of BBC Newsnight, replacing Peter Rippon who left the programme in the wake of the Jimmy Savile crisis.

Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, says a new study by the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think tank.

The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, which owns the UK chain Asda, says profits in the three months to April nudged higher.

Only 22% of people know who their MP is and the number saying they will not vote is increasing, says the Hansard Society's annual survey on political engagement.