The 15-year-old boy who shot himself after taking 23 students and a teacher hostage at his school in Wisconsin dies of his wounds.

Top pay in the public sector should not normally be more than 20 times that of the lowest paid worker in any public body, the government has been advised.

Designated drivers will be offered "free" soft drinks as part of the government's Christmas anti-drink-drive campaign.

Vaccinating badgers against tuberculosis could be an effective strategy against the disease in cattle, research indicates.

Christians who believe their faith is "under attack" in Britain are launching a campaign to defend it.

Top police officers who want to be elected as proposed new commissioners should wait four years before standing, say MPs.

The international police agency, Interpol, has issued a "Red Notice" for the founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange.

Scotland will receive major new financial powers worth £12bn under UK government plans which will see it control a third of its budget.