Football officials have written to two clubs in England after a friendly match was abandoned at half-time with one side unwilling to continue due to what it called the "aggressive direction" of the game.

A woman in Britain has admitted conducting a mass iPad scam worth almost £500,000.

Magic Echo stunned punters when running out a decisive 66-1 winner of the first division of the EBF/Gosforth Decorating & Building Services Maiden Stakes in the hands of Phillip Makin at Newcastle.

More than 500 banking jobs were under threat today after Lloyds TSB detailed plans to close back office processing operations at five UK locations.