Police Minister Damian Green dismisses concerns that low turnout will undermine the elections for police and crime commissioners (PCCs).

China reports encouraging economic data, indicating that growth in the world's second-largest economy may be rebounding.

Ministers were "naive" to dump spending data on the internet in the hope that "brilliant" individuals would scrutinise it, an influential think tank chief says.

Boris Johnson leads cross-party criticism of TV presenter Phillip Schofield for handing David Cameron a list of alleged paedophiles on live television.

The next Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rt Rev Justin Welby, sets out his support for the ordination of women bishops, as his appointment is confirmed.

Conservative peer Lord McAlpine says allegations linking him to alleged historical child abuse are "wholly false and seriously defamatory".

A man who attacked a phone executive with a bottle at a south London event where singer Jessie J was performing is found guilty of murder.

Tens of thousands of people sign an online petition calling for the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.