Former Labour cabinet member Frank Dobson announces he will stand down as an MP at the general election next year.

The Queen will formally open the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in front of a 40,000 crowd at Celtic Park.

Judges will decide whether paedophile rock star Ian Watkins can appeal against the length of his jail term for child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

BBC Sport's quick reference guide to each sport at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The vast majority of new broadband customers are declining to sign up to "child friendly" filters when prompted to do so by UK service providers.

Writers from many Commonwealth countries are sidelined from the Booker Prize longlist, after the award is opened up to US writers for the first time.

Bank of England minutes show officials are still wary over raising interest rates while the Institute of Directors believes the Bank is being too cautious.

More than 40 people were killed when a TransAsia Airways passenger plane crashed after making a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, local officials say.