An obese teenager who had to be rescued from her home in South Wales by a 40-strong team after falling seriously ill is recovering in hospital.

A paedophile grooming gang who passed girls as young as 13 around for sex after plying them with drink and drugs are facing jail.

A man dies as his car is trapped in a fast-flowing flood in Hampshire. Elsewhere, heavy rain forces the cancellation of the Badminton horse trials in Gloucestershire.

The families of three men who were killed in last years Birmingham riots broke down in tears as footage was played to a court of the victims being flung into the air as they were struck by a car.

Britain's water shortages may last beyond Christmas with more than half of the UK already affected and 17 new drought zones declared, as Tom Clarke, Darshna Soni and Liam Dutton report.

George Galloway sweeps to a shock victory in the Bradford West by-election, and local people say the win was inspired, in part, by young Muslims going against their Labour-supporting elders.

Teachers in Nottingham are on strike about plans to introduce a five term year, but will a shorter summer break help boost pupils' achievement? Darshna Soni reports from the picket line.

Channel 4 News reveals evidence of failings inside Britain's privatised court interpretation services. As Darshna Soni reports there are claims unqualified translators are covering criminal cases.

The government and the payday loans industry say steps are being taken to protect borrowers, but Consumer Focus says it is all too little, too late. Channel 4 News looks at what is happening.

A group of men go on trial accused of plying five girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs and having sex with them.