A judge has ruled California’s death penalty unconstitutional, saying lengthy and unpredictable delays have resulted in an arbitrary and unfair capital punishment system.

US college football team Notre Dame’s celebrations were cut short after one of their officials collapsed on the flight home from Ireland.

An upturn in sales at H Samuel gave owner Signet a boost today as the company insisted its UK business was not up for sale.

H Samuel jeweller Signet made another loss in the UK today after promotional activity required to offset tough trading conditions affected margins.

Jewellery group Signet lost some of the sparkle from “excellent” first half results today after reporting that trading conditions cooled in August.