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The controversial Formula One boss Max Mosley has died.
Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone is indicted in Germany as part of an investigation into allegations of bribery.
Germany’s Sebastian Vettel retains the Formula One drivers’ championship after finishing third at the Japanese grand prix. Britain’s Jenson Button won the race.
Jon Snow
If ever further proof were needed that Formula One motor racing is little more than a pile of (insert rude word of your choice at this point), then it is the fact that yet another raft of new regulations has had to be conjured to try and make the thing more competitive.
Silverstone – the home of the British Grand Prix – shows off its new £27million pits and paddock complex – as speculation continues over the ownership of Formula One’s worldwide commercial rights.
Not all of the spending decisions made today by the UK Government apply to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland because areas like education and health are devolved.
Joe Biden has been criticised for failing to act sooner to address a critical shortage of baby formula that’s left supermarket shelves empty and parents scrambling for products.
NHS experts have cast doubt on whether the £1.8bn is really new, and whether it is enough to make a difference to cash-strapped hospitals.
Schools across England will receive an extra £1.3 billion over the next two years, the Government has announced, but the money will come from efficiencies and savings within the department’s own budget. Justine Greening confirmed plans for a national school funding formula, saying it would be supported by extra investment. But Labour demanded to know…
Gary Gibbon
Ukip donor Arron Banks believes Andrea Leadsom is the best bet for getting as much distance between the UK and the EU post the referendum.
Some new mothers say the pressure to breastfeed – reinforced by the craze for breastfeeding selfies, or “brelfies” – is making those who feed their children by bottle feel like failures.
Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone rejects bribery accusations at the beginning of a trial that could break his dominance of the world of motor racing.
A judge labels Bernie Ecclestone not “reliable or truthful”, and says he paid “bribes” – but finds in favour of the Formula One boss in a multi-million pound high court case.
In post-recession Britain, pensions are rising faster than earnings. But older people would be better off if RPI was still used to calculate pensions, writes Economics Producer Neil Macdonald.
He may have ended a 77-year wait for British tennis fans, but new Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is also set for big rewards himself.