India complete an emphatic 320-run victory over Australia on the final morning of the second Test in Mohali.

The police marksmen who shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes were in an "impossible situation", his inquest hears.

Wasps flanker James Haskell is suspended for one week for a head-butt but the RFU criticises both the match referee and citing officer.

Cardiff Blues full-back Ben Blair breaks Ulster hearts with a penalty 10 minutes from the end at the Arms Park.

Many of Wednesday's papers focus on the arrest of four suspects over an alleged plot to kill Barack Obama.

The second one-day international between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston is declared a no-result because of rain.

Imagine you're a huge fan of an author for his writing, only to discover something deeply unpleasant about the man himself. You could boycott his books - but that would be an act of dogma that could be every bit as blinkered as the reason for your objection. Dilemmas, dilemmas, says Clive James.

As Zimbabwe celebrates 28 years of independence, a pro-government newspaper accuses the opposition MDC of being Western stooges.

Scott and Shackleton were great heroes of the age of empire and exploration. But a new book charting shifting attitudes towards them might help tell us how our view of heroes has changed.

An MOD investigation is continuing after a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss was found to be leaking fuel into a bomb bay.

The Nationalist MP whose complaint sparked the cash-for-honours inquiry expresses surprise at the outcome.

Tony Blair is "very pleased" the cash-for-honours inquiry is over, as police probe its cost and length.

The main players in the cash-for-honours inquiry give their reaction as the investigation concludes.

An attempt to force NatWest to justify its unauthorised overdraft fees in court is adjourned after a first day.

An attempt to force NatWest bank to justify its unauthorised overdraft fees in court is adjourned after a first day.

The main party leaders take time out from the Welsh assembly election campaign to reveal some of their deepest secrets.

The Liberal Democrats suspend a councillor who nominated a BNP candidate for May's elections.

Neil Aspinall, the man behind the commercial success of The Beatles since the band broke up, has left Apple Corps after nearly 40 years.

Rules doubling the passenger duty people must pay when taking flights from the UK have come into force.

Many top executives think pension schemes will not fund a comfortable retirement, a survey suggests.