Short of moving somewhere cold, how do you beat the heat? Tom Peck tried some of the many suggestions for staying cool

England must be inspired, not intimidated, by tough Euro challenge, Steph Houghton tells Martin Hardy

Sir Ian Kennedy seemed stolidly unmoved by the prevailing view. He said it was a ‘very good deal’

Report from the first day as England fight back after being bowled out

A gay and mixed race former police officer has told the Commons about the mistreatment to which he was subjected by the Met

A real-life documentary from a UK office shows a Gervais-style mix of toxic bullying and pranks

A man has died after a car fell from a cliff today at Newquay in Cornwall. Police said he was alone in the vehicle.

The political landscape in the United States is set to lose one of its most outspoken  - and polarising - characters with the announcement by Tea Party heroine Michele Bachmann that she will not be seeking re-election to the House of Representatives in her Minnesota constituency in next year’s mid-term elections.

In the end it took England less than an hour to wrap up proceedings on Day Four and secure victory by 170 runs in the first Test with New Zealand at Lord’s.

Bowler joins Fred Trueman, Bob Willis and Ian Botham by reaching his triple-century of Test victims

After he and his team-mates struggled to overcome the New Zealand swing bowlers, Jonathan Trott claimed that England's spinner might prove the decisive influence in this match.

The hosts end the day on 160 for 4

New Zealand 184-3 v England Lions

One of broadcaster Stuart Hall's victims described how she was attacked whilst he was filming It’s a Knockout for the BBC. The woman told ITV News that she had been chosen to be a cheerleader on the programme.