Paul McCartney files legal papers in the US, as part of an attempt to reclaim the publishing rights to The Beatles' back catalogue.

Five people die after a car goes off a pier in Buncrana, County Donegal.

The apprenticeships system is not delivering for young people, an official commission on poverty and social mobility says.

More than 1.7 million self-employed workers will earn below the new National Living Wage when it comes into force in April, a think tank warns.

A UK exit from the EU would cause a "serious economic shock", potentially costing the country £100bn and nearly one million jobs, according to a report for the CBI.

Almost 700 convicted criminals have been removed from the sex offenders register in the last four years, the BBC learns.

World number one Novak Djokovic questions equal prize money in tennis, saying men should get more as they have more spectators.

David Cameron is to defend his record after Iain Duncan Smith resigned as work and pensions secretary and warned the government risked dividing society.