Housebuilder Barratt Developments says its full year profits will be stronger than expected, with the government's Help to Buy scheme boosting sales.

The NHS in England has spent £435m on staff redundancies as part of the government's recent overhaul of services, official figures show.

A BBC investigation hears calls for tighter controls to prevent children consuming high-caffeine energy drinks.

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A landslide in Sichuan province buries up to 40 people and several more are missing after a bridge collapses amid torrential rain, Chinese media say.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez tells a Uruguayan radio station that "two or three clubs" want to buy him.

England captain Alastair Cook tells his players to be ready for an almighty tussle when the Ashes series starts on Wednesday.

Mark Cavendish claims he was not at fault for a crash at the end of stage 10 of the Tour de France, won by Marcel Kittel.