Defence chiefs are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to consultants hired as around 400 highly skilled jobs go unfilled, MPs are told.

Some papers highlight HSBC's efforts to "sidestep" EU rules limiting bankers bonuses, while others have the latest in the debate over Scotland's independence.

Labour is considering whether to merge police forces and axe elected crime commissioners as part of a process of "decluttering" public services.

More than 80% of a flagship government scheme to boost regional economies remains unspent, according to the National Audit Office.

A court in the US state of Georgia dismisses an obscenity case against a man who sent a woman an unsolicited photo of his penis in a text message.

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi sets out a "bold vision" of reform hours before winning a crucial Senate vote of confidence in his new government.

A key measure of hospital death rates should be ignored, according to the expert who is leading the NHS review into them.

Female prisoners have been "coerced" into having sex with staff in return for favours such as alcohol and cigarettes, a report suggests.