More spot-checks and investigations will take place than before

He watches the races over and over and still can’t believe it. Now Britain’s golden paralympian returns to the scene of his triumphs

The number of deaths of women born in the 1970s has "disproportionately increased" since the middle of the last decade

The relegated side are desperate to bounce straight back to the Premier League

Police investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl who was last seen in difficulty in the sea have recovered a body.

Andy Coulson, the former Downing Street director of communications, has appeared in court in Scotland charged with perjury.

Union leaders today claimed that mobile phone giant O2 plans to make a further 400 workers redundant.

The laptops had not been encrypted, to stop them being read by unauthorised users

Five stroke victims have shown small signs of recovery following pioneering stem cell therapy.

It was off to Scotland last week for some filming in one of my favourite UK cities – Glasgow. I used to be quite scared of Glasgow, as I was once beaten up there back in my Goth days. Nowadays there are new laws protecting Goths from harassment, and I could take my persecutors to court and win damages that I could use to buy loads of cider, black paint, and books by Rimbaud. I assume that Goths could always have taken people to court for beating them up, but it would just be that the Goth element would not be an issue whereas now … it is. God bless Dave Cameron and all who sail in him.

The Boy Scouts of America are doing away with a ban on openly gay members

Glasgow Warriors centre Graeme Morrison has announced his immediate retirement from professional rugby on medical grounds, the club has confirmed.

There is a case for thinking that the boxing life of Ricky Burns has taken place on undercards, in champion’s backyards and far from the glare and rewards of big fights at home.

His outbursts, against referees and opponents, were seen as a dark side, but that rage explains a great deal of Ferguson’s success