An 11-year-old boy is badly injured when a car crashes on to the Newcastle-Carlisle railway line in Northumberland.

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried are among the stars at the world premiere of the film version of the musical Les Miserables in London.

The Brit Awards shortlists three promising new artists for its 2013 Critics' Choice Award, who will follow in the footsteps of past winners Adele, Jessie J and Emeli Sande.

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) is awarded the prestigious Queen's Medal for Music at a London gala.

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed some of the 20th Century's most famous modernist buildings, dies, aged 104.

Coalition plans deliver local services using more co-operatives and mutuals have "no legs" without more Whitehall support, a group of MPs warns.

Chancellor George Osborne announces a squeeze on benefits as he admits the UK economy is doing worse than expected and he will miss debt reduction targets.

Possession of marijuana is poised to become legal in the US state of Washington, a month after voters opted for decriminalisation.