There has been an "alarming absence" of progress in the reform of care for people with learning disabilities in England, a review concludes.

A Grimsby Town fan is found guilty of assaulting a football steward with an inflatable shark after his club won in a match at Barnet.

Fans of To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee snap up copies of her eagerly awaited novel Go Set a Watchman as it arrives in bookshops.

David Cameron is to press ahead with plans to force large firms to publish data on the gender pay gap among staff, saying he wants to eliminate the problem "within a generation".

Talks in Vienna aimed at reaching a deal on Iran's nuclear programme make progress but some issues remain unresolved, the White House says.

The first UK-wide memorial day for victims of so-called honour killings is taking place on Tuesday, which would have been the birthday of murdered Shafilea Ahmed.

There has been a substantial increase in violence in jails in England and Wales, the prisons inspector is expected to say in his annual report.

The findings of an independent report into what became the biggest UK inquiry into alleged abuse at care homes are being published.