Courtrooms in England and Wales will be fully digital by 2016, as part of £160m plans to speed up the criminal justice system, the government says.

Living costs have risen 25% in the past five years, placing an "unprecedented" financial burden on the poor, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.

The Glastonbury Festival starts in earnest today, as the main musical programme gets under way.

In his latest column for BBC Sport, Lewis Hamilton talks about spending the day with the RAF Red Arrows and his love for the British GP

British and Irish Lions wing George North apologies for "horrendous" gesture while scoring a try against Australia.

Moors Murderer Ian Brady loses his legal bid to be transferred from a hospital back to prison as a tribunal rules he needs continuing medical care for chronic mental illness.

Mo Farah and Ewan McGregor were among a host of top names at Buckingham Palace to collect their New Year Honours

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls was fined for going through a red light on the way home from Parliament six months ago, his spokesman confirms.