A crowd of thousands hailed the star quality of the Olympic torch relay as the flame headed west on its journey round Wales.

Plans to lower the drink-drive limit in Scotland "as a priority" have been given a cautious welcome by road safety campaigners.

Jessica Ennis has answered her critics in resounding fashion by smashing the British heptathlon record of former Olympic champion Denise Lewis in Gotzis.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested after a woman's body was found in a pool of blood in an underpass.

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said he was "absolutely sickened" by the massacre of more than 100 civilians, including dozens of children, in Syria.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has dismissed suggestions that Britain is planning to "pull up the drawbridge" on any exodus of workers from crisis-hit eurozone nations.

Voting on gay marriage should not be left to MPs' consciences, Nick Clegg has said.

Cyclists seeking the UK's most bike-friendly location should plump for Plymouth, according to a survey.

A quarter of Britons would turn a blind eye to buy stolen goods if the price was right, new research shows.

Billionaire tycoon Sir Richard Branson has criticised the Government for failing to promote economic growth.

Hundreds of households have been warned to take action against high levels of a gas thought to lead to lung cancer.

Beleaguered Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to appear before the Leveson Inquiry this week in one of its most high-profile hearings so far.