A 50-year-old German tourist is crushed to death during a gondola ride on the famous Grand Canal in the Italian city of Venice.

London Southend is rated the best airport in the UK and London Luton the worst in a survey by consumer magazine Which?

Manchester United's new boss David Moyes makes a winning start in the Premier League with a 4-1 victory at Swansea.

Twenty-seven members of a Yemeni wedding party have died after their convoy was swept away by floods.

Reigning champions Manchester United start the new Premier League season with a stylish 4-1 win at Swansea City, on an opening day that sees Arsenal beaten at home by Aston Villa.

Youth unemployment schemes run by the UK government are not helping people find work, the group representing English local councils says.

Patients will face longer waiting times to see their GP as practices struggle to cope with cuts, a survey of doctors suggests.

Top Whitehall civil servants are having some tax paid using public money making them thousands of pounds better off, it is revealed.