The BBC has apologised after a radio presenter said women should “keep their knickers on” while discussing convicted rapist and footballer Ched Evans.

Questions have been asked in the House of Commons about allegations of match-fixing in a Coca-Cola Championship match between Norwich and Derby.

Barely half of British voters believe a change of leadership or policy would improve prime minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party's chances of success in the next UK general election, according to a survey out today.

THE former British Education Secretary yesterday defended her decision to send her son to a £15,000-a-year (€22,300) private school for help with his “substantial” learning difficulties.