Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp praises the quality of his players after his side reached the last 16 of the Champions League.

The euro continues its slide against the dollar as investors digest the Irish Republic's tough austerity plan.

Staff could lose pay for the first three days they are off sick, under proposals being discussed by Teignbridge District Council.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Abu Dhabi for a five-day state visit aimed at renewing the UK's relationship with the UAE.

The UK is outperforming most of Europe when it comes to survival rates from heart bypass operations, according to an international audit.

Universities will be hit hard if politicians fail to agree on a rise in tuition fees, vice-chancellors warn, a day after student protests across the UK.

Peter Siddle takes a hat-trick and a Test-best 6-54 as England are bowled out for 260 on the opening day of the Ashes series.

Three teenage boys from the Tokelau Islands in the Pacific are found alive off the coast of Fiji after 50 days adrift.