Matt Stevens has been ruled out of England's three-Test summer tour to South Africa after suffering a shoulder injury.

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Met Office say temperatures over the weekend are likely to reach 26C

Fewer in the North can afford its fares right now, and that's costing the buses giant as the area provides two-thirds of its revenues. Lucy Tobin looks at the prospects of the company getting back on the right route

Sun worshippers will finally be able to strip off their winter woollies and bask in some warming rays after weeks of grey skies and rain.

Australia coach Robbie Deans is expecting a fired-up Scotland side when they face off next month.

Scot admits he must mind his language but believes foreigners get away with saying similar things

Labour today announced a reshuffle of its frontbench team in the House of Lords, a day after Ed Miliband tweaked his shadow cabinet by bringing Jon Cruddas in as head of the party's policy review.

Rangers' appeal against sanctions imposed by the Scottish Football Association will be heard next Wednesday - and the panel members have been named following consultation with the police.

Flood-hit areas of Britain can expect a reprieve from recent heavy downpours after forecasters predicted a dry weekend for most of the country.

George Galloway's Respect Party followed up its shock by-election victory by winning five seats on Bradford Council, including that of the Labour leader.

A man who has spent 15 years drawing an imaginary city whose residents are human excrement who have sex in public, and a woman who changed her name to Spartacus have been nominated for this year's Turner Prize.

A desire to prepare for the next Aviva Premiership season and regain a place in the England side has led to Danny Cipriani securing an early release from his contract with the Melbourne Rebels.

There is probably nowhere in Britain where a political party could wheel out two former football managers and hope that this one photo opportunity might win it the election. Nowhere, it seems, except Glasgow.