Some motorists with 30 or more penalty points on their licences have not been banned from driving, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) says.

A lawyer for Ariel Castro, who kept women captive in Cleveland, Ohio, criticises prison authorities for taking his client off suicide watch.

A quarter of people have put up with "unacceptably cold" homes in the past year as they struggle to pay bills, a BBC Radio 5 live survey suggests.

The government's lobbying reforms are "flawed" and should be withdrawn for six months and improved, a cross-party committee of MPs concludes.

Plans to cut the legal aid bill by awarding contracts to the lowest bidder have been dropped, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announces.

A laser-microscope could lead to more precise brain cancer surgery by clearly highlighting the edges of a tumour, US researchers say.

US car sales surge to a near six-year high in August as consumers grow more confident about an economic recovery.

An independent commission should be set up "to end decades of drift and delay on major infrastructure decisions", a Labour-commissioned report says.