Chinese and British companies agree a deal that will see three high-resolution Earth observation spacecraft map the Asian country's extraordinary growth from orbit.

Captain Alastair Cook praises a 'special' performance by England after they defeat Sri Lanka by 110 runs in the first one-day international.

The jury retires to consider its verdict in the trial of an Italian man accused of murdering a mother-of-two at her Bournemouth home nine years ago.

Some civil servants have begun industrial action as part of a strike involving hundreds of thousands in protest at changes to their pensions.

A crane driver dies at the Olympic Village site, with officials saying it is unclear whether the cause was a medical condition or an accident.

More than two-thirds of Conservative and Lib Dem councillors oppose a key plank of the government's housing benefit changes, a survey by Shelter suggests.

Hull KR suspend full-back Ben Cockayne and prop Liam Watts for "alleged breaches of club discipline".

An investigation is launched after a leading Palestinian activist managed to enter the UK despite reports that he has been banned from entering.