Bluetongue has been detected on a second farm in Scotland and three other suspected cases are being investigated after the nation's first-ever case was recorded at the weekend.
The rate of UK growth has slowed but the economy remained resilient despite the Iran war, according to the latest data.
Retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a "hammer blow to young people's job prospects" after the government's own analysis found the move could cost businesses billions of pounds a year.
A bus driver shot dead outside a south London pub has been named by police.
Six teenage boys have been arrested after a police officer was hit by a car while investigating a suspected burglary.
A couple who "offered sexual services" so they could drug men and steal from them have been jailed after two of their victims died.
A rapist jailed for attacking a Dutch student in 2006 could be monitored for life after he was found guilty of two other attacks at around the same time.
A semi-pro footballer filmed driving at 191mph on a motorway has been jailed, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.
The retail billionaire Mike Ashley was on Wednesday putting the finishing touches to a rescue deal for Harvey Nichols, the department store chain.
Rod Stewart has cancelled the remainder of his US tour, including a Las Vegas residency, after undergoing heart surgery.