The consortium attempting to take control of Thames Water has named three proposed directors with water, infrastructure and Whitehall experience as it tries to win government approval for a deal to bail out the troubled utility.

A group of businessmen are seeking tens of millions of pounds to finance another addition to the ranks of Mayfair private members' clubs catering to London's wealthiest people.

A man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly crushing his co-workers head with a mechanical grapple.

A former world snooker champion has been found guilty of historical child sex abuse.

A former policeman whose fatal shooting of a black woman in the US sparked a national outcry has died in prison while serving a 20-year sentence.

Former cricket captains - including Sir Alastair Cook and Mike Atherton - have urged Pakistan to ensure jailed former prime minister Imran Khan receives "humane treatment and proper medical care".