Britain is again basking in glorious sunshine - but it is likely to be the last hurrah before temperatures drop and rain makes an appearance later this week, forecasters said.

There is "light at the end of the tunnel" for hard-pressed families following five "torrid" years, a key forecasting group has said.

Former England international Sol Campbell has warned England fans to avoid Euro 2012 because of the threat of racism and violence.

Young entrepreneurs will get access to around £80 million-worth of loans to get new businesses off the ground, David Cameron has announced.

More than 20,000 railway jobs could be axed under government reforms of the industry, unions have warned.

A new £350 million contract to maintain the RAF's Hercules military transporters will help sustain hundreds of British jobs, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Robbie Williams' England side beat a team of Hollywood A-listers and football legends 3-1 in the fourth Soccer Aid at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium.

An Army officer who was killed by a home-made bomb in Afghanistan packed more into his three decades alive than most people do in a lifetime, his family said.

A drama about serial killer Fred West was the biggest winner at the TV Baftas, scooping three awards.

A female rally co-driver and a sports photographer were killed when a car ploughed into the crowd at a road race.

The two favourites to win BBC talent show The Voice have been eliminated.

British film-maker Ken Loach has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his whisky-tasting comedy, The Angels' Share.