Archaeologists are describing a Viking boat burial find as the most important discovery of its kind to be made on the UK mainland.

Turkish troops are pursuing Kurdish rebels into northern Iraq after overnight rebel attacks in which at least 24 Turkish soldiers died.

Police shoot and kill dozens of dangerous animals on the loose in rural Ohio after their zoo cages were left open and their owner found dead.

Pupils in England should punished as soon as they break school rules, even for minor transgressions, the government's adviser on behaviour warns.

Plans for the UK's first carbon capture project at Longannet power station in Fife are scrapped, the energy secretary confirms.

David Cameron rejects calls for an "in-out" referendum on Europe ahead of a Commons debate on the issue next week, saying it is "not our policy".

Patients in the UK are being put at "unacceptable risk" because of EU rules governing the movement of health professionals, peers say.

Jubilant crowds gather in Israel and the Palestinian territories to celebrate Gilad Shalit's historic swap for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.