England fall just six runs short of a remarkable victory as New Zealand take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20 series.

As Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opens in the West End, Roald Dahl's daughters say he would have been delighted to have seen his book turned into a musical.

The UK is not on track to hit its climate change targets through the 2020s, government advisers have warned.

The US and Afghan presidents reaffirm their commitment to peace talks with the Taliban, hours after Taliban militants attacked a CIA station.

Chancellor George Osborne is to detail where £11.5bn of Whitehall cuts will be made in 2015-16, when he sets out his Spending Review in the Commons.

Moors Murderer Ian Brady says he used "method acting" to be classed insane and insists he is "not psychotic", as he appears at his mental health tribunal.

Japan's SoftBank will become one of the world's largest mobile operators after shareholders in Sprint Nextel backed its revised bid for a 78% stake in the business.

Death rates from coronary heart disease have more than halved in almost all EU countries since the early 1980s, according to research.