Rafael Nadal heads into the US Open final playing even more aggressively than before his injury problems, reports Piers Newbery

Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka in a thrilling final at Flushing Meadows to win the 17th Grand Slam title of her career.

The UK economy is "turning a corner", Chancellor George Osborne is expected to say during a speech in London later.

Japan revises up its growth data for the April to June quarter, adding to optimism over the economic recovery.

Prisons in England and Wales should do more to promote safe sex behind bars, says the first ever review of sex in prisons.

One of Britain's most senior police officers says mentally ill people should not be held in cells when mental health services are unable to help them.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague will discuss the Syria crisis with US Secretary of State John Kerry during talks in London later.

Mark Thompson, and six other senior BBC figures, are to be questioned by MPs over the corporation's payments to outgoing senior executives.