Tammy Beaumont guided England to an impressive ODI series win in South Africa, but victory by six wickets came at a cost with Kate Cross injured in the first over of a rain-affected decider.

The underworld activities of Ronnie and Reggie Kray were cited by Lord Hamilton of Epsom as he spoke against Government legislation.

Ministers will not set an arbitrary cap on the number of civil servants amid reports more than 10,000 jobs could be lost as the result of a spending squeeze.