Two-thirds of social sector tenants affected by benefit cuts for those with extra bedrooms were behind with rent after six months, a National Housing Federation survey suggests.

The Delhi Daredevils pay £880,000 to re-sign discarded England batsman Kevin Pietersen for the 2014 Indian Premier League.

John Baines will replace the injured Craig Pickering in Great Britain's two-man bobsleigh at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Yorkshire sign Australia limited-overs opening batsman Aaron Finch to play in all forms of the game this summer.

Despite the widespread flooding damage, the BBC's chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym says that the insurance costs may not be as high as in previous floods.

China's trade surplus jumped to $31.9bn (£19.4bn) in January, easing concerns the world's second-largest economy may be stuck in a slowdown.

Toyota is recalling 1.9 million of its top-selling Prius hybrid cars because of a software fault that may cause the vehicle to slow down suddenly.

A woman and her boyfriend are released on police bail after her baby girl was killed by a "pit bull terrier-type" dog in Lancashire.