A 35-year-old man originally cleared of murdering a mother-of-two 15 years ago goes on trial for a second time following the discovery of new DNA evidence.

Councils are to be put in charge of encouraging healthier lifestyles under new plans to be unveiled by ministers.

Nick Clegg urges students to reflect on what he says is the "true picture" about the government's proposals for higher tuition fees in England.

An armed student releases the 23 students and a teacher he was holding hostage at a school in Wisconsin.

Plans to give Scotland new powers to control a third of its budget are being unveiled by the UK government.

Hundreds of schools were closed in the north-east of England, Northern Ireland, Cornwall and Scotland on Monday, with snow causing travel chaos.

The easing of Israel's blockade of Gaza six months ago has led to "little improvement" for people living there, a report by 21 aid and rights agencies says.

Senior Chinese officials believe the Korean peninsula should be reunified under Seoul's control, according to leaked classified US diplomatic cables.