James Milner is wary of the threat posed by Manchester City team-mate Mario Balotelli ahead of England's clash with Italy.

A senior Ukrainian Olympic official filmed by the BBC offering 2012 tickets for cash is expelled by his country's National Olympic Committee.

Education Secretary Michael Gove plans to scrap GSCEs for England and return to O-Level-style exams, the BBC understands.

The first industrial action by doctors for almost 40 years is under way.

Ecuador's government says it will make a decision on the fate of the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, within 24 hours.

A Dutch court has ordered Apple to pay damages to rival Samsung Electronics for infringing a patent held by the South Korean firm.

The 12-week festival of cultural events running alongside the London 2012 Olympics gets under way, with fireworks at Lake Windermere and an inflatable Stonehenge.

A centenarian former mayor of Anglesey becomes the longest-serving school governor in the UK after 75 years service at a village school.