The Ministry of Justice is considering setting up call centres in prisons as part of plans to increase prisoner work opportunities.

The partner of Tia Sharp's grandmother is arrested on suspicion of murder, the Metropolitan Police says.

Libya's national assembly, which assumed power amid celebrations on Thursday and is tasked with drafting a constitution, elects a moderate Islamist as its head.

Shares in Manchester United begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $14.05, up slightly from the float price of $14.

Construction output in the UK falls in the second quarter, although the drop was less than expected.

Gu Kailai, the woman tried for killing Briton Neil Heywood, admits murdering him and blames a mental breakdown, Chinese state media say.

Police investigating the disappearance of 12-year-old Tia Sharp find a body at the south London home of her grandmother, whose partner Stuart Hazell is now being sought.

A 61-year-old woman is arrested in connection with the murder of businesswoman Carole Waugh whose body was found in a London garage.