Court closures: Conservatives face councils revolt over plans to shut 91 across the UK
Opposition is growing following the Ministry of Justice's announcement of plans to close community courts in early October.
David Cameron's U-turn on Saudi Arabia prison contract: The story they didn't want you to read
Requests for information from the MoJ met with labyrinthine world of Kafkaesque contradiction and confusion.
Market round-up: Relief on strong US performance and Chinese recovery
Analysts say too late to call 'all clear' as indexes slide 7% this week.
Ashley Madison hack: CEO Noel Biderman allegedly had affairs hacked email trove shows
A tranche of emails suggest Ashley Madison boss Biderman met and paid women for sex.
Save Brixton Arches: Local community fights Network Rail eviction plan
The rail authority, which owns the arches, has announced plans to remove more than 30 shops.
Australian Border Force cancels clampdown on migrants and illegal immigrants
Australia scraps Operation Fortitude in crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Market round-up: Market erases losses as confidence returns with strong US GDP data
US growth fuels return to positive territory giving struggling mining giants a boost.
Executive at Jaguar Land Rover parent company Tata says UK should stay in EU
British operations benefit from access to single market says London Business School professor.
Chinese villagers loot overturned truckload of baby chicks
Cute cargo worth £5,000 carted off by villagers, and motorists stopped on the road.
Islamic State suicide bombers kill two senior army generals in west of Baghdad
Officials say that an ISIL suicide car bomb attacked the Iraqi soldiers in Ramadi Thursday.
Market round-up: FTSE 100 not out of the woods, falls on low investor confidence
Following gains after Monday's rout the market again shed value as investors appeared skittish.
Virginia TV shooting: Alison Parker's fiance and WDBJ7 anchorman pours heart out at news of her death
Alison Parker "and I were very much in love. We just moved in together. I am numb," wrote WDBJ7 anchor Chris Hurst
WDBJ journalists shot dead live on air in Virginia
A reporter and cameraman for a CBS affiliate in Virginia were shot dead by a gunman live on air.
August bank holiday weather: Rain forecast for Reading and Leeds festivals during grim weekend
Showers and cloudy skies expected to blight the bank holiday weekend.
August bank holiday travel news: Big delays on trains as strikes and improvements hit rail networks
Travellers on our nation's railways will be victim to big delays during the bank holiday.
Market round-up: Strong gains on FTSE 100 after Black Monday carnage
London's stock exchange bounced back from deep loses Monday as bargain hunting investors bought in.
Muslim Drag Queens get police protection after death threats
The transvestite subjects of a new Channel 4 documentary provoke furious online reaction.
Mining giant BHP sees profits fall 52% in a year on weak commodity demand
Multinational mining, metals and petroleum company now slashing spending, exploration projects to reposition.
Market round-up: Plunge in Chinese stocks ripples through global markets hitting FTSE 100
Market shaves £74bn from value after sharp decline in Chinese markets with mining and oil and gas leading.
First time home buyers fall sharply in UK after average house prices jump £3,000
Estate agents hope overall increase in house hunters will sustain market.
Ashley Madison: Two suicides linked to hack as $500k reward is posted for hackers
Police appeal to hacking community to 'do the right thing' and turn in perpetrator.
India: Sensex suffers biggest one-day loss since 2009 after China 'Black Monday' rout
Indian rupee also reaches lowest point in past two years. Analysts predict rate cut.
User 'dick pics' and chats part of Ashley Madison data dump
Hackers Impact Team promises not to release intimate pictures, but emails of executives may be next.
Market round-up: China and Greek woes combine to give FTSE 100 worst day of 2015
A slowdown in Chinese manufacturing in putting the pinch on global markets
Boko Haram has displaced 40,000 people in Chad in past two weeks, says MSF aid agency
But Nigeria's President Buhari is convinced the end of the Boko Haram is in sight.
London thief with taste for Louis Vuitton and Gucci pinches £35,000 worth of high fashion goods
Met Police super recogniser unit zeroed in on suspect Austin Caballero after searching thousands of images.
Greece: MPs break from Syriza to form Popular Unity after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns
Alexis Tsipras resignation calling for September general election prompts anti-bailout group to break ranks.
Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras resigns and calls snap election for September
Greek prime minister steps down after divisions deepened in his Syriza party following debt deal.
Market round-up: Mining firms regain foothold while tobacco burns low
Seven month low on 11 day losing streak sees market heading toward correction.
Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras 'to resign' and call snap election for September
Rumours fly that divisions within Syriza party may see prime minister Tsipras step down to preserve peace.
