Researchers studying Italian pottery vessels found in France from 500 BC establish that they contained wine - and the beginnings of France's wine culture.

The Duke of Edinburgh pulls out of an official engagement after becoming unwell ahead of a service marking the Queen's 60 years on the throne.

JD Wetherspoon says it will open its first motorway pub after being given the go-ahead at services on the M40 in Buckinghamshire.

Parliament is to review 80 security passes handed out by MPs and peers following recent revelations about lobbying, the BBC learns.