The foreign secretary has cast further doubt on whether or not HS2 will ever reach Manchester, despite telling Sky News the prime minister is "absolutely committed to levelling up" - which includes the high-speed rail project.

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni has demanded Brussels step up to help her country deal with a surge in migrants.

A 35-year-old woman has been charged with two murders in Essex.

An amber weather alert has been issued for part of the South West - with large areas of England and Wales also under separate yellow warnings for thunderstorms.

A charity working with women recovering from drug addictions has cut ties with comedian Russell Brand after he was publicly accused of rape and sexual assault.

More than a third of homes for sale have had at least one price cut - the highest proportion recorded in more than a decade, according to a leading property website.

It is nine months since Jakub Kiwior's arrival at Arsenal but looking back on his dizzying, £20m transfer from Spezia, when he swapped a Serie A relegation battle for a Premier League title challenge, still brings a smile from the softly-spoken centre-back.

England advance to their second match of the Rugby World Cup against Japan on Sunday with new momentum after an opening win over Argentina.

"Sometimes, things between a player, a club and a manager don't work, that's football," says Chelsea's new No 1 Robert Sanchez.

The civil war in Libya has "broken the infrastructure" the UK would normally use to provide aid, according to the foreign secretary, amid concerns victims of flooding in the country are missing out on the help they desperately need.