Bernie Ecclestone stands down from the board of the company which runs Formula 1 while he faces bribery charges.

David Cameron dismisses a warning from ex-US defence secretary Robert Gates that armed forces cuts would diminish the UK's military standing.

England will play friendly matches against Peru, Ecuador and Honduras ahead of this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg increases pressure on the party's former chief executive, Lord Rennard, to apologise following an inquiry into claims he sexually harassed activists.

A blaze involving 15,000 tonnes of tyres at a North Yorkshire recycling plant could "go on for days", a fire chief says.

A referendum on a council tax rise of 4.75% is proposed by Brighton and Hove's minority Green Party administration.

The actress linked to French President Francois Hollande, Julie Gayet, sues the magazine that published photos of their alleged affair.

Comedians, like many other creative types, have personality types linked with psychosis, researchers claim.