People in parts of the UK will have to dial the area code for local phone calls from next year, following changes designed to boost the supply of spare numbers.

Supermarket group Morrisons reports a rise in half-year profits as record customer numbers helped to drive sales.

Home Secretary Theresa May tells MPs that the involvement of gangs in the summer riots may "not be as high as people first thought".

Berlin police arrest two men suspected of planning a bomb attack, saying the two had procured chemicals which could be used for explosives.

The German economy may contract by 1.4% in October to December, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warns.

The final series of BBC Spooks is to go head-to-head with ITV's period drama Downton Abbey on a Sunday night.

David Cameron is understood to have apologised to Tory MP Nadine Dorries for his reply when she voiced "frustration" in the Commons at Lib Dem influence and told him to show Nick Clegg "who's the boss".

The Archbishop of Canterbury requests a meeting with President Robert Mugabe amid reports of violence against Anglicans in Zimbabwe.