A wooden toy company which offered to take over the West Coast rail franchise is turned down due to the "safety" of its trains.

India rebukes Pakistan over the alleged killing of two soldiers in the disputed territory of Kashmir but warns against escalation.

Rangers will consider leaving Scottish football if plans to restructure the leagues are pushed through.

Broadcaster Andrew Marr is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke, the BBC confirms.

The world's mostly southerly herd of reindeer is to be culled in an attempt to save the environment of the tiny island of South Georgia.

Auditors begin trawling through records at an Edinburgh crematorium being investigated for mishandling the remains of dead babies.

A New York passenger ferry hits a dock during the Manhattan rush hour, injuring at least 50 people and tearing a hole in the vessel's bow.

Troubled camera retailer Jessops goes into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk as administrators say store closures are "inevitable".