State-backed Lloyds Banking Group is fined a record £117m for mis-handling payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints by the City watchdog.

Ex-All Black flanker Jerry Collins and his wife die in a car crash in France, with their daughter in a critical condition.

Greece's prime minister will brief the parliament later amid growing opposition from within his Syriza party to creditors' proposals for a deal.

Four rides are closed at three UK theme parks after the rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers in which four people were seriously injured earlier this week.

US government agencies have been hit by a "massive breach" affecting millions of federal workers, officials said.

A campaign is calling for new blood donors in England and Wales following a 40% drop in fresh volunteers in the past decade.

Town hall bosses say further funding cuts will put thousands of youngsters 'promising futures' at risk in England.

Whitehall has failed to plan properly for the implications of past and future cuts to civil service staffing, the public spending watchdog warns.