The French-owned utility EDF Energy is in talks to acquire smaller rival So Energy in a deal that would underline the renewed wave of consolidation taking place in the domestic gas and electricity supply market.

The police response to a protest involving hundreds of black-clad and masked anti-illegal migrant protesters who blocked roads in Dover is set to come under scrutiny after authorities appeared to be caught off guard.

Ireland's Katie Taylor has finished her career by beating Flora Pili on points.

The Scottish government has been told to bring its sewage "crisis" under control after a record 100,000 spills were recorded in a single year.