A large number of bankers are paid more than they are worth, the chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Philip Hampton, concedes.

Martin O'Neill rules himself out of the running to become West Ham's new manager, BBC Sport understands.

Andy Murray begins his Australian Open campaign on day two, with Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt also in action.

The scale of reforms in England has taken the NHS by "surprise", a committee of MPs says as it adds to the criticism of the changes.

BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Justin Webb reveals he was the result of an affair between his mother and 1970s BBC newsreader Peter Woods.

The parents of murdered landscape architect Jo Yeates urge anyone shielding her killer to come forward and help end their "torment".

The Scottish government is to advice women who are planning a pregnancy to take vitamin D supplements, the BBC can reveal.

Two people are arrested and bailed following the theft of a meerkat from a wild animal park in Kent.