David Weir's first game as manager of Sheffield United ends in a 2-1 victory against 10-man Notts County.

Jamie Shaul's first-half brace helps Hull thump Widnes 72-10 at the KC Stadium - a first win in six Super League games.

DUP councillor Ruth Patterson is charged with sending a 'grossly offensive communication' after she made comments on Facebook about a planned republican parade in County Tyrone.

More than half of UK adults are struggling to keep up with bills and debt repayments, a major survey of people's finances suggests.

Michael Clarke praises the character of his Australia side after his 187 puts them in charge of the third Ashes Test.

Two teenager boys are charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in east London.

Rather than wearing mountains down, glaciers act like a protective lid and shield the highest mountains from erosion, a study suggests.

A mother and stepfather are jailed for a minimum of 30 years each for murdering her four-year-old son Daniel Pelka in a "campaign of cruelty".