A referendum begins in Venice and the surrounding region on whether to become independent from Italy.

Robbie Savage on how Manchester United were outwitted and outclassed as they were heavily beaten by old rivals Liverpool

England batsman Jonathan Trott says that he left the Ashes tour because he was "emotionally and mentally spent".

The potential fallout from the disputed referendum in Crimea makes front page headlines while the fate of the missing Malaysian flight continues to spark speculation.

BBC radio presenters Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq are to reunite for just one week when their Evening Session show returns to celebrate Britpop 20 years on.

Many Ofsted inspectors do not have the skills needed to make fair judgements of schools, a report by the Policy Exchange think tank says.

A cross-party group of MPs criticises the government for including a valuable database of postcodes in last year's flotation of the Royal Mail.

HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins calls on the government to "accelerate" the northern section of the £50bn high-speed rail project.