A mother urges teenage girls to carry rape alarms after a man admitted carrying out sex attacks on girls in a Berkshire town.

A bendy bus which caught fire in central London may have been set alight deliberately, Transport for London says.

The first of a series of Underground strikes begins later in London, with journeys expected to be severely disrupted this week.

Max Temp: 20°C (68°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: ESE, Wind Speed: 15mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1020mb, Humidity: 54%, UV risk: low, Pollution: moderate, Sunrise: 06:17BST, Sunset: 19:35BST

Max Temp: 19°C (66°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: ESE, Wind Speed: 20mph, Visibility: poor, Pressure: 1009mb, Humidity: 59%, UV risk: low, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 06:19BST, Sunset: 19:33BST

Max Temp: 19°C (66°F), Min Temp: 10°C (50°F), Wind Direction: SW, Wind Speed: 9mph, Visibility: poor, Pressure: 1000mb, Humidity: 63%, UV risk: low, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 06:20BST, Sunset: 19:31BST

Four new reports are now available online, three for Capenhurst (Urenco UK Ltd) regarding construction requests and another for sub-underleasing at Harwell. View Project Assessment Reports (PARs)

The minutes for the 13 May 2010 meeting of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee’s Workforce Involvement Group (WIG) are now available View minutes for 13 May 2010 meeting of WIG

Farmers across the East Midlands are being reminded to wear safety straps when driving their tractors, especially during the busy harvest period. Not wearing a lap strap or seat restraint puts farmers at greater risk of being thrown from the cab and crushed between the tractor and the ground. They are also putting themselves at risk [...]