League Two Bradford cause a major shock by beating Premier League Arsenal on penalties to reach the Capital One Cup semi-finals.

The number of children abducted and taken abroad by an estranged parent has risen by 88% in just under a decade, data from the Foreign Office shows.

Campaigners for women bishops in the Church of England say attempts at compromise should be abandoned, as bishops indicate fresh measures are being planned.

Uptake of the whooping cough vaccine in pregnant mothers has been "extraordinarily good" in England, the Department of Health says.

Increasing evidence points to the idea that the fungus that is causing ash dieback originated in Japan or Korea, where it co-exists with native ash trees.

Sugar really could help the medicine go down as studies suggest a few drops can comfort babies who are having their jabs.

Two-thirds of the public would walk on by if they saw a group of teenagers drinking and verbally abusing passers-by in the street, a survey commissioned by think-tank Policy Exchange suggests.

Rushing able mathematicians through the curriculum means England is producing pupils with a "superficial" grasp of the subject, a report suggests.