Goals from Johnny Russell and David Goodwillie give Dundee United victory over Motherwell.

President Barack Obama arrives in Arizona to pay tribute to six people killed in a shooting and visit US lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords in hospital.

Pressure on local authorities to meet targets for keeping waste out of landfill is at risk of backfiring, a report says.

Police arrest a man who threatened to blow himself up while inside a shop on Regent Street in central London.

Three prisons which have a total of about 850 places will be closed by July, the Ministry of Justice is expected to announce.

Tai Chi lessons and reduced medication can prevent falls in the elderly, according to experts in the UK and the US.

Chris Woakes is in jubilant mood after a solid international debut as England claim a one-wicket Twenty20 win over Australia.

A lawyer for one of three men accused of the murder of Michaela McAreavey says his client has made a statement implicating his fellow suspects.