Hartlepool boss Danny Wilson did not to contest Sam Collins' red card against MK Dons because he has lost his faith in the appeal process.

How will the downturn hit the new crop of Web 2.0 companies?

The Football Association has rejected Queen Park Rangers' appeal against the red card Mikele Leigertwood was shown in Tuesday's win over Birmingham City.

The Scottish government has prepared a contingency plan to cull salmon stocks should they become infected with a parasite which has already decimated salmon in some of Norway's fresh waters.

A misadventure verdict is recorded on a teenager accidentally shot as he modified an air rifle with his cousin and a friend.

The global banking crisis might just save Gordon Brown's skin - for now, writes Martha Kearney.

It has been an extraordinary few weeks in financial markets, but things could still get a great deal worse.

Commuting by train brings us together in a very down to earth way - something flying and all its associated queues and security cannot do, says Lisa Jardine.

A woman dials 999 because the rabbit she bought via a newspaper advert did not have floppy ears, police say.

The BBC is accused of being "frivolous" with licence fee-payers' money after spending £10.4m on flights last year.

The European Parliament will be relocated to Brussels while Strasbourg is repaired, reigniting a row about where it should be based.

Downing Street says a jokey video response to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be PM is not a waste of taxpayers' money.

Retail sales fell again last month according to the British Retail Consortium, with consumer confidence at record lows.

Humans are using too much nitrogen, and leaving so much of it that the natural world is struggling to cope.

The history and background of the Taleban movement that has been staging a comeback in Afghanistan.

Curry goes coastal

Spain win Euro 2008 to claim their first title in 44 years after a 1-0 win over Germany in Vienna thanks to a Fernando Torres goal.

Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal are in superb form as they reach the fourth round, as defending champion Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic also advance.

The lives of officers at Eltham Palace, south-east London, are revealed in an exhibition.

African observers add their voice to concern over growing violence in Zimbabwe ahead of the run-off presidential poll.