Fifa rejects the appeals by two former members suspended after allegations of corruption during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding races.

Labour's Lord Falconer says there is still "work to do" if a bill setting up a referendum on the Westminster voting system is to get through.

Two women die and four are treated by ambulance crews after a fire at a block of flats in south-east London.

A senior consultant in dentistry is removed from post and referred to the General Medical/Dental Councils following serious concerns about his work.

A Kent MP is calling for sentencing guidelines to be reviewed after a mother was jailed for trying to stop her daughter going out to buy heroin.

The Foreign Secretary William Hague tells a conference that the UK has been targeted by cyber-criminals and a "hostile" intelligence agency.

Ten-man QPR extend their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points with a 1-0 victory at Reading.

A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment has died in an "operational accident" in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.