Lewis Hamilton says the Red Bull is still the fastest car despite his fourth consecutive pole for Mercedes.

David Cameron and Barack Obama have threatened a "serious response" if it emerges that Syria has used chemical weapons, Downing Street says.

Hundreds of far-right activists stage anti-Roma marches across the Czech Republic, with dozens arrested following clashes with police.

Society is "losing the plot" as it becomes more secular and less trusting, the UK's outgoing Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks says.

US firefighters struggle to contain a huge blaze that has reached the edge of Yosemite National Park and threatens a San Francisco reservoir.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has agreed a settlement with the Sunday Times, which had sued him for about £1m, the paper announces.

Great Britain have a minimum target of four medals at the World Rowing Championships, which start on Sunday.

London Overground rail guards begin a 48-hour strike as more than one million people are expected to attend the Notting Hill Carnival in the city.