Bolton midfielder Lee Chung-yong will be out for at least nine months after breaking his leg in Saturday's pre-season friendly at Newport County.

The chairman of HM Revenue & Customs admits the service was "simply not good enough", after its performance was attacked by MPs.

The Syrian army begins an operation in the city of Hama, with troops moving into the city amid reports of intense gunfire.

RAF ceases regular flying operations at its station in north east Scotland, ahead of planned handover to army

A 13-year-old boy is taken to hospital after being stabbed during a fight between four or five teenagers in north London.

England lose Andrew Strauss in the second innings before passing India's first innings score in the second Test at Trent Bridge.

A 59-year-old man who suffered 70% burns when the light aircraft he was in crashed into two homes in Greater Manchester dies in hospital.

A pipe bomb is found after a security alert at Crossgar, County Down, at the weekend.