Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has agreed a settlement with the Sunday Times, which had sued him for about £1m, the paper announces.

London Overground rail guards begin a 48-hour strike as more than one million people are expected to attend the Notting Hill Carnival in the city.

The head of the International Monetary Fund warned central banks not to end their stimulus measures too soon.

Public criticism of Labour leader Ed Miliband by party colleagues creates "an unappealing sense of toxic disunity", Tessa Jowell warns.

Your memory may begin to weaken with age - but research finds there could be some compensations.

The US rapper tops the bill in Berkshire while Green Day headline Leeds on day two the of Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Schemes which offer an incentive for recycling drinks containers could reduce Scotland's litter problem, the environment secretary says.

The final day of the final Ashes Test will begin half an hour later than scheduled following heavy overnight rain in London.