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.