Usain Bolt is named male World Athlete of the Year for a fifth time as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins the women's award.

Williams have rejected claims from their driver Pastor Maldonado that they sabotaged his car in United States GP qualifying.

The government orders an inquiry into industrial disputes, including "leverage" tactics by unions.

The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has urged countries to take urgent action on climate change, as UN talks enter their second week.

Lowering the age of consent for sex to 15 should be considered by ministers, a leading public health expert urges.

Organised criminal gangs are increasingly aiming to rob valuable works of art and antiques in the UK, according to senior police officers.

A look back at the moustachioed gentlemen of yesteryear

Tens of thousands of people protest in Italy's southern city of Naples against illegal dumping of toxic waste blamed on the local mafia, the Camorra.