Rooney inspires United victory

Manchester United maintained their 100 per cent winning start to pre-season with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona in California.

'Glass floor' protects middle classes

Middle-class parents create a "glass floor" to protect their less able children from slipping down the social scale in Britain, a study of 17,000 people concludes.

Arsenal fire six past Lyon

Arsenal continued their preparations for the new Premier League season with a 6-0 win over Lyon in the Emirates Cup.

Tsar to target late payment billions

A small business commissioner will help firms tackle the problem of the billions of pounds in late payments they are owed, under government plans.

LvG expects to have De Gea

Louis van Gaal is confident David de Gea will be ready to start the season in goal for Manchester United.

Schoolgirl abuse fears raised in 2008

Concerns about a girl abused by a gang of men in Buckinghamshire were raised by a charity several years before the men were arrested, the BBC is told.

Criminals 'drive up UK house prices'

Foreign criminals are laundering billions of pounds by purchasing expensive UK properties, pushing up house prices, the National Crime Agency says.