Plans to bring mobile internet to remote areas of the UK for the first time have been announced by telecoms giant Vodafone.

Scotland’s biggest city is to host MTV’s major international awards show the Europe Music Awards next year.

Press regulation plans proposed by the industry have “serious shortcomings”, David Cameron said as he defended delays in pushing forward a Commons-backed version instead.

An ambitious plan to try to get a million more women riding bikes by 2020 was announced in the UK today.

A bill to legalise gay marriage is being published by the British Government today.

One of the BBC's top news executives resigned today in the wake of a damning report into the BBC's decision to drop a Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile's sex abuse.

British Culture Secretary Maria Miller today promised no church would ever be forced to conduct a gay wedding as she faced a furious backlash from traditionalist Tories over Government plans for same-sex weddings.

Labour has unveiled plans for how it would like to see the press regulated in the wake of the Leveson inquiry.

A petition calling for the UK’s three main party leaders to bring in a new press watchdog backed by law has attracted more than 56,000 signatures since being launched by high profile victims of media intrusion yesterday.

The head of the Royal Opera House, Tony Hall, was given the biggest job in broadcasting today after being appointed BBC director-general as the corporation acted quickly to move on from its crisis.

The BBC could face a full public inquiry into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal if the corporation’s investigations fail to “get to the bottom” of the accusations, Britain's Culture Secretary Maria Miller has warned.

The decision not to prosecute Jimmy Savile over abuse allegations in 2009 will come under the spotlight again after the Prime Minister said Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer will review legal papers from the case.

Jimmy Savile’s former personal assistant has said the disgraced TV star “thought he was untouchable”.

The London 2012 Paralympic Games opened tonight in a dramatic and moving ceremony that had starring roles for the Queen and Professor Stephen Hawking.

Britain's Prince Harry’s first public appearance since naked photos of him made headlines around the world will be at the Paralympics, it was announced tonight.

The Sun was not acting in the public interest when it published embarrassing photographs of Prince Harry, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today.

Immigration workers due to strike tomorrow should go to work to “show what they are capable of”, Jeremy Hunt said today.

The Olympics kick off in Wales today – two days before the official opening ceremony in London.

The first competitors are due to take up residence in the Athlete’s Village for the London Olympics today, after a weekend in which the security of the event was called into question.

Lord Justice Leveson defended his inquiry into media standards in the UK today and said he “was not in any way” seeking to challenge the right of Parliament to examine any of the issues his inquiry is covering.

David Cameron texted Rebekah Brooks telling her to “keep her head up” in the week that she resigned as chief executive of News International, it has been alleged.

The British government has applied to be given the right to see Leveson Inquiry documents and witness statements in advance.

David Cameron insisted today there was no “grand deal” between himself and the Murdochs to wave through News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB.

In the UK, Labour have called for Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to resign following claims that he backed News Corporation’s bid to take over BSkyB and leaked inside information to the media giant.

Britain's Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted that he is “sticking his neck out” in doubling the budget for London 2012’s opening and closing ceremonies to more than £80m (€96m).

Prize-money for next year in the UK has been given a shot in the arm with an extra £4.2m from the Levy Board.

British Chancellor George Osborne has met senior News Corporation executives including chairman Rupert Murdoch and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks on 16 occasions for talks and social events since taking office, it was revealed today.

James Murdoch could be asked to clarify his evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chairman John Whittingdale said.

Media watchdogs should consider “very seriously” whether News Corporation remains a fit and proper organisation to run satellite TV company BSkyB, The UK's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron came under renewed pressure over the phone-hacking scandal, as he told MPs he was “extremely sorry” for the furore caused by his appointment of Andy Coulson as Downing Street communications chief.

RUPERT MURDOCH was urged to bow to the will of the British parliament yesterday after it emerged all three main parties are set to back a call for him to abandon his takeover bid for BSkyB.

Rupert Murdoch was today facing a deepening crisis at News International amid claims that journalists from one of his newspapers accessed the medical records of Gordon Brown’s son.

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to take over BSkyB was referred to the UK's Competition Commission today as more allegations emerged of illegal practices by his journalists.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp vowed to fight on in its battle for BSkyB today amid further falls for the satellite broadcaster’s shares.

The News of the World paid protection officers for personal details about the Queen and other senior royals, according to emails handed to police.

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today stepped up the pressure on Rupert Murdoch, urging him to reconsider his takeover bid for broadcaster BSkyB.

The UK's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today called on Rupert Murdoch to “do the decent thing” and reconsider his BSkyB bid.

Shares in BSkyB fell sharply again today after it emerged that British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to write to Ofcom for advice on News Corporation’s proposed takeover of the satellite broadcaster.

In the UK, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to write to Ofcom, the television regulator, about News International's proposed takeover of BSkyB.

Rupert Murdoch flew into the UK to take personal charge of the phone hacking scandal today as pressure mounted on the Government to freeze News Corporation’s proposed takeover of BSkyB.

BRITAIN’S media watchdog said it will contact police to determine if phone-hacking allegations at the News of the World are relevant to whether News Corp would be a “fit and proper” owner of satellite broadcaster BSkyB.

SHARES in British Sky Broadcasting continued to fall on worries that News Corp’s takeover bid might be blocked, getting no immediate relief from the company’s announcement late in the day that it was closing the scandal-racked News of the World.

Rupert Murdoch took a step closer to taking full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB today after the UK government provisionally accepted plans to hive off Sky News as a separate company.

Lawyers for The Sun newspaper in the UK will ask for an injunction banning the identity of the well-known footballer at the centre of a controversial privacy ruling to be lifted, the newspaper said on its website.