More than 2,000 dairy farmers are holding fresh protests over the prices they are paid for their milk, campaign group Farmers for Action says.

World champion Mark Cavendish will be allowed to leave Team Sky if he wants to go, says boss Dave Brailsford.

The UK Border Agency faces a backlog of more than 250,000 failed migrants who need to be removed from Britain, the home affairs committee says.

MPs accuse the Treasury of making the government's clean energy revolution unworkable and raise the risk of higher household bills.

A London 2012 Olympic ode is to be recited in ancient Greek by London Mayor Boris Johnson at a gala event for dignitaries.

Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people's risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

A government-backed review of the financial industry by Professor John Kay is expected to accuse the City of an obsession with short-term profits.

Bradley Wiggins will immediately focus on his London 2012 preparations following his historic Tour de France victory.