The 26-year-old's fourth title puts him up there with the best, but statistics are not the only measure of greatness, writes Andrew Benson

Billy Vunipola comes from a family with a rich sporting heritage and an insatiable hunger - both for food and success - he tells Tom Fordyce

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel says he had to beat "some of the best drivers F1 ever had" to seal a fourth world title.

The government's flagship welfare reform - Universal Credit - is being introduced in west London in the latest phase of a national roll-out.

England's chief vet has rejected accusations his advice to ministers on the badger cull risked bringing the veterinary profession into disrepute.

JP Morgan agrees to a $5.1bn (£3.2bn) settlement with the US Federal Housing Finance Agency relating to charges it misled investors during the housing crisis.

Rail services across much of southern Britain are cancelled for the morning rush hour as a storm continues to batter parts of England and Wales.

British security firm G4S is accused of "shocking" brutality and of losing control at one of South Africa's most dangerous prisons.