Shadow chancellor Ed Balls was fined for going through a red light on the way home from Parliament six months ago, his spokesman confirms.

The creation of a new Scottish Professional Football League goes ahead after a troubled day at Hampden.

The UK is in line to become the first country to allow the creation of babies using DNA from three people, after the government backed the IVF technique.

Courtrooms in England and Wales will be fully digital by 2016, as part of £160m plans to speed up the criminal justice system, the government says.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles posts a cheeky riposte to George Osborne's now famous eve-of-Spending Review burger picture.

Modernisation plans for the UK's infrastructure, including new homes, road repairs and improved flood protection, are outlined by the government.

Bees, moths and butterflies are suffering in the UK this year following the late, cold spring, a National Trust report reveals.

House prices in the UK rise again in June, increasing by 0.3%, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.