Rory McIlroy produces a final-round 67 to secure the BMW Championship and his third Tour victory in four outings.

Great Britain's athletes are backed to improve on their London Paralympic Games medal haul when they compete at Rio in 2016.

Serena Williams overcomes world number one Victoria Azarenka in three sets to win her fourth US Open and 16th Grand Slam title.

Japan revises down its growth numbers for the second quarter, raising concerns about a slowdown in the world's third-largest economy.

Richard Dawkins and Jonathan Sacks will take part in a debate on science and religion at the Re:Think festival in Salford.

Middle-aged men are now the group with the highest risk of committing suicide in England, statistics reveal.

The US is set to hand control of the controversial Bagram prison, housing 3,000 Taliban fighters and terror suspects, to the Afghan authorities.

Plans to exempt thousands of businesses from health and safety inspections anger trade unions.