Unemployment should be tackled by spending £250m on creating 200,000 jobs and placements for people out of work, Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls has said.
England manager Fabio Capello insists he has learned enough lessons from England's World Cup campaign to get his team back on track for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
The International Cricket Council has "provisionally suspended" the three accused Pakistan players - who will be interviewed by Scotland Yard in the morning.
Javier Mascherano is not expecting to walk straight into Barcelona's star-studded midfield after completing his move to the Catalan giants from Liverpool.
Almost 500,000 people a year are contracting sexually transmitted infections - with young women being particularly vulnerable, according to new figures.
Everton assistant manager Steve Round is wary of the threat League One club Huddersfield will pose in the Carling Cup at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.
Torrential downpours are expected to hit large areas of the country tonight as forecasters issued a series of severe weather warnings predicting heavy rain.
Trying to register the death of a person who was still alive and looking for a summary of the plot of an 18th century play are just two of the most bizarre requests received by council call centres over the past year.
A Ryan Babel goal helped Liverpool to a 1-0 win over Trabzonspor and Mario Balotelli scored on his Manchester City debut in the first-leg of the Europa League qualifying play-offs.
Thousands of teens who have received record-breaking A-Level results have been warned their grades may not be enough to guarantee them a university place.
Parents are on the "frontline" of the battle to close the equality gap and can help the struggle by taking an active interest in their children's education, Nick Clegg has said.
Thousands of patients are still being placed in mixed-sex accommodation every year without clinical justification, new data released by the Department of Health suggest.
The Driving Standards Agency has dropped its claim that a road safety programme for young drivers can reduce accidents after being told there is no evidence to back it up.
Fernando Torres has been impressed by new manager Roy Hodgson and his signing of Joe Cole and cannot wait to work with both after pledging his future to the club.
Real Madrid have ruled out a move for Steven Gerrard due to the Liverpool captain's age and valuation, according to their transfer consultant Ernesto Bronzetti.
Tim Cahill has his focus firmly on the World Cup but is already looking beyond the finals in South Africa to when his club Everton visit his homeland in July.
Rafa Benitez is confident Liverpool will still be able to attract high-class signings this summer despite the absence of Champions League football next season.
Louise Martin has been granted exclusive access to British troops on the front line in Afghanistan. See blogs, pictures and videos from her base in Camp Bastion.
Tributes flooded in for Radio City and City Talk presenter Phil Easton following his sudden death. You can listen to the highlights of his career, read the hundreds of messages and post your own tribute here.
Cricket's governing body has pledged to stamp out corruption in the sport - as the three Pakistan cricketers caught in an alleged betting scam were quizzed by police.
On the back of heavyweight autobiographies released this year from the likes of Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell, the British public is in for a treat of a similar nature courtesy of Cheryl Cole.
Cricket's governing body has told Sky News it wants any disciplinary action against the four Pakistan players named in an alleged betting scam taken by Thursday.
Football's transfer window in England has shut with most Premier League clubs keeping their cheque books closed on a fairly quiet final day of trading.
It is 100 days until the final decision on where the World Cups of 2018 and 2022 will be held, with England in strong contention to land the tournament in eight years' time.
England's hopes of staging the 2018 World Cup have been boosted at the start of an official inspection - with a big thumbs up from the president of Fifa.
Talks aimed at halting strike action that could ruin thousands of holidays are taking place between union representatives and the UK's biggest airport operator.
More than a million passengers are waiting to see if their travel plans will be ruined after workers at BAA airports including Heathrow voted for strike action.
Christian Poulsen will set about trying to persuade manager Roy Hodgson he is ready to take on Arsenal in their Barclays Premier League opener on Sunday.
A British student who died in the Swiss Alps after smashing into a rock face on a zip wire was "beautiful, fun-loving and adventurous", her family have said.
Jack Rodwell is flattered by calls for him to be promoted to England's senior side but insists he will not be distracted from playing well for his club.
Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have paid tribute to a "heroic" British doctor and nine other aid workers shot dead by gunmen in Afghanistan.
The sale of Liverpool could be concluded by the close of the transfer window this month, but chairman Martin Broughton insists the board remain in control of any deal.