The average level of private rents fell back slightly again in March, according to the letting agency group LSL Property Services.

Fears are being raised new 5p and 10p coins being introduced into circulation in the UK could cause skin problems.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says an agreement reached at a conference in Brighton will make "a big difference" to the operation of the European Court of Human Rights.

A charity warns that possible changes to the free school meals system could end up discouraging poor families from working more.

A woman is arrested after a shop dummy was entered as a candidate for the forthcoming council elections in Aberdeen.

Footballer Ched Evans is jailed for five years after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman, while another player, Clayton McDonald, is cleared.

A judge sets bail for George Zimmerman at $150,000 in the case over the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for 1970s rock group The Band, dies aged 71 of cancer in New York, surrounded by family and bandmates.