The London Symphony Orchestra has announced the death of its longest-serving principal conductor, Sir Colin Davis, at the age of 85.

Sunderland boss Paulo Di Canio says the Premier League derby victory over Newcastle was the best of his managerial career.

Both retailers and small businesses say the exceptionally cold weather in March damaged business activity.

Business lobby group British Chambers of Commerce says most UK businesses want to stay in Europe, with some powers brought back home.

Nearly half of the people with Parkinson's disease face regular discrimination, such as having their symptoms mistaken for drunkenness, research shows.

North Korea calls the South's offer of talks on the joint Kaesong industrial complex, as tensions remain high on the peninsula.

A peregrine falcon nesting on a transmitter leads to a loss of mobile phone reception in parts of Southampton.

Two-thirds of children feel under pressure to cheat at sports because of a "win-at-all-costs" culture, a survey suggests.