The police officer heralded a hero after being stabbed in the chest and stomach while he disarmed a knife-wielding attacker at a mosque is to be discharged from hospital.

England will have to rely on rivals for semi-final place if weather prevents victory over Kiwis tomorrow

A man has been warned by police after he dialled 999 to complain about a prostitute's looks after meeting her outside a hotel.

Former Villa captain Martin Laursen scouted the 20-year-old defender on Tuesday

Australia 243-8 New Zealand 51-2: Bad weather leaves Australia relying on others if they are to advance to semi-finals

The striker is concerned his current club will demand too high a fee from Aston Villa

The new chap was nervous, certainly, but no less funny than his boss

The stand-up comic from Birmingham is to step into Jon Stewart's shoes

Officer suffered suspected fractured pelvis attempting to stop vehicle

This week's Lords debate on gay marriage brought that doughty old Tory warrior Jill Knight back to the airwaves. At the age of 88, she is as certain as ever that she is right – and not afraid to say so.

Lesbian couple took vows at Leeds registry office earlier this month before immediately applying for political asylum, it is claimed

G4S, the controversial private security company which last week ousted its chief executive nearly a year after it failed to provide enough security guards for the London 2012 Olympics, is to run services providing counselling for victims of rape and sexual assault.

Move comes in the wake of the London Olympics security embarrassment and two days after chief Nick Buckles quits

If this was supposed to be the preliminary sketch for an Epsom masterpiece, then for now Liber Nauticus remains closer to an oil tanker than a dashing ocean clipper. Nonetheless she finds herself disputing favouritism for the Investec Oaks, bookmakers having taken an indulgent view of the heavy weather she made of her trial here.