This weekend's episodes of Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor helped create the biggest Sunday night TV ratings for nearly 20 years.

Formula One drivers face tougher sanctions during the 2011 season under new measures to clamp down on driving standards.

The European websites of the online retailer Amazon go temporarily offline, amid ongoing threats against major sites by pro-Wikileak activists.

A counter-terrorism publicity campaign reminding the public of the "real and serious" threat to the UK is launched by police.

Tory backbencher David Davis warns the tuition fees row has stoked "widespread" disaffection in the party about the coalition leadership.

UK households are still financially stretched, with difficulty finding credit discouraging spending, a Bank of England survey suggests.

Scottish manufacturing grew at its fastest rate since August, according to the latest survey of business managers.

A man is charged with the murder of a 34-year-old woman who was found asphyxiated at a house in north London.