Defence chiefs are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to consultants hired as around 400 highly skilled jobs go unfilled, MPs are told.

Some papers highlight HSBC's efforts to "sidestep" EU rules limiting bankers bonuses, while others have the latest in the debate over Scotland's independence.

Labour is considering whether to merge police forces and axe elected crime commissioners as part of a process of "decluttering" public services.

More than 80% of a flagship government scheme to boost regional economies remains unspent, according to the National Audit Office.

A key measure of hospital death rates should be ignored, according to the expert who is leading the NHS review into them.

Female prisoners have been "coerced" into having sex with staff in return for favours such as alcohol and cigarettes, a report suggests.

Ukraine's interim leadership is due to form a unity government, as US and UK ministers meet to discuss emergency financial assistance.

The Scottish and UK governments set out competing visions for the future of North Sea oil and gas.