Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.

The UN makes a fresh appeal for Pakistan's flood victims as film star Angelina Jolie arrives in the country to highlight their plight.

David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road".

Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying the party must show it has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Tony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says.

The number of crimes recorded in Scotland falls to its lowest level in three decades, according to the latest statistics.

UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations.

North Korea has asked South Korea to send rice, cement and construction equipment after devastating floods, southern officials say.

Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.

The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years.

Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show.

Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.

Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls.

More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle.

Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found dumped in a garden are still trying to trace the mother.

David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison.

A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft.

Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, an Iraqi minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country.

Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.

Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.