Maxi Rodriguez scores his second hat-trick in three games as a rampant Liverpool crush Fulham to boost their hopes of reaching the Europa League.

North Yorkshire's chief constable admits disreputable conduct over claims he helped a relative in a police recruitment campaign, the BBC learns.

Rock star Ronnie Wood has been named Music Radio Personality of the Year at the prestigious Sony radio awards.

Judges are due to rule on ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley's bid to force newspapers to notify people before exposing their private lives.

Cable theft on the railways rose 52% and caused over 6,000 hours of train delays last year, says Network Rail.

Retail sales jumped 5.2% in April thanks to the warm weather and the back-to-back long weekends, a survey suggests.

Afghan forces taking over responsibility for security from Nato troops too soon could lead to more human rights violations, a leading charity warns.

The UN says a humanitarian mission has not been allowed access to the city of Deraa, which is cut off by a government crackdown on dissent.