England are still looking for their first wicket as Australia bat towards lunch on day one of the final Ashes Test.

A serving soldier is charged with the murder of a man found unconscious in a pub car park in Wiltshire on New Year's Day.

Sixteen kayakers are rescued from strong tides off Portland Bill, Dorset, after getting into difficulties, the coastguard says.

The body of a woman is pulled from a house fire in Warwickshire.

The families of those who died during the Ibrox stadium disaster 40 years ago will gather for a special memorial service.

Two measures to "make life easier" for motorists in England are announced by the government.

Teachers' leaders say a survey shows that new free schools being opened in England are not wanted or needed.

Labour leader Ed Miliband is to warn the planned rise in VAT is the "wrong tax, at the wrong time", estimating it will cost the average family £7.50 a week.