The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says there is evidence that Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi ordered the rape of hundreds of women as a weapon.

Two watchdogs criticise the "piecemeal and largely uncontrolled" use of out-of-court punishments for criminals.

Fears are sparked after Scotland's largest education authority calls for all probationer teachers to be put on half pay.

The Archbishop of Canterbury warns that the government is committing Britain to fundamental reforms in health and education "for which no one voted".

More than 100 militants storm a security checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, leaving eight soldiers and 12 insurgents dead, officials say.

Network Rail, which maintains Britain's rail track and signalling system, sees profits rise despite a fall in performance.

GPs at the BMA conference say the suggested changes to the government's NHS plans for England do not go far enough.

A High Court judge refuses to lift an order banning journalists naming a woman with whom former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin allegedly had a relationship.