Luka Modric has no plans to hand in a transfer request at Tottenham, according to his agent Nikky Vuksan.

Injuries force Jo Pavey and Louise Damen to pull out of the marathon for next month's World Championships in South Korea.

Glaswegian Iain Blair - who wrote 29 best selling romance books under the pen name Emma Blair - has died.

The Japanese government's plan to hold further safety tests on nuclear plants before reopening them is denounced by local officials and critics.

UK troops accused of unlawful killing civilians during the Iraq war were governed by Europe's human rights code, judges in Strasbourg rule.

Witness statements at the Tommy Sheridan perjury trial are to be probed following new allegations in the News of the World hacking scandal.

A passenger who restrained an "aggressive and violent" man on a Marrakesh-to-Bristol flight speaks about his experience.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has kept UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5%.