The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.

Rain plus the political environment is creating a "powerful psychological need for escape", travel agents say.

This weekend should see the weather turn markedly colder, as Helen Willetts explains.

Ten people linked to six deaths at a hostel in Laos are given suspended sentences and fines.

Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein arranged for guns to be smuggled into the UK in a bid to target a march.

Campaigners claimed the guidance for employers, such as hospitals, shops and restaurants, was "legally flawed" and "overly simplistic".

Eight people were killed, ranging in age from 11 to 39, with 25 people injured in the shootings at a school and a home.