Three Men in a Boat is the book I've read more times than any other. I keep returning to it, but not out of choice. It's more of a compulsion, a sudden urge whenever I'm in need of a dose of humanity and laugh-out-loud humour.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been charged with being drunk and disorderly and two counts of common assault in connection with an incident at Stevenage railway station, Hertfordshire, on 4 July , British Transport Police have confirmed.

Woman had fallen asleep while listening to music with her headphones on and was awoken by the attack

The man who pays his way

British carriers who rent foreign planes in busy periods are likely to face tougher safety checks

The 489 passengers above the Sirena Seaways ferry were left stranded for three hours as rescue officials worked to safely re-dock it.

Ten months on from the glorious high of Super Saturday at London 2012, British athletics is getting ready to savour the feelgood factor on home ground once again.

Speeding drivers kill or seriously injure twice as many people a year as drug misuse - but the right refuses to face the problem

RAC data finds 800 more people would be killed or seriously injured each year without cameras

One option would pass through undeveloped land that is designated as Green Belt

'Look at what happened in Japan. The problem we have got is a lack of confidence'

The tour