The US House of Representatives passes a Republican bill proposed by Speaker John Boehner to increase the nation's debt ceiling and cut the budget deficit.

The chair of governors at a Merseyside primary school who amassed thousands of indecent images of children is jailed for 12 months.

The way taxpayers are treated by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been lambasted by MPs on the Treasury select committee.

Senior royals are to gather in Scotland's capital city later to celebrate the marriage of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall.

A new team of officers are to investigate claims of computer hacking, the Metropolitan Police has announced.

The Scottish Ambulance Service is expected to table a new proposal next week to resolve a dispute with its crews over breaks.

A man allegedly murdered his second cousin by driving straight at him as the victim raised his arms for the car to stop, the High Court hears.

The family of a gaelic footballer who has been in a coma since a match in the US last month want the opposing team to be suspended from all competitions.