Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman takes a team to North Korea for a match marking leader Kim Jong-un's birthday.

West Ham co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan issue an open letter supporting under-pressure manager Sam Allardyce.

A motorist caught driving with both his hands behind his head is found guilty of dangerous driving.

A policeman shot and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat was having an affair with a 7/7 survivor months before his death, an inquest hears.

Scottish Power has become the fourth energy supplier to announce a cut in tariffs, following changes announced by the government.

An exciting weekend sees Manchester United lose at home again, Forest thrash West Ham and Aston Villa humbled by a League One side

The NHS in England is to start collecting anonymised data on patient care by GPs, with 26 million leaflets being sent out to explain the move.

This year will be "the year of hard truths" with more "painful cuts" needed to help the economic recovery, the chancellor will warn later.