Church of England senior clergy should ask for Parliament's help if they cannot force a rule change on allowing women bishops, former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw says.

Police identify the gunman who killed two and injured one during a shooting at a shopping mall near Portland, Oregon.

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

The design for the first nuclear power stations to be built in the UK for 25 years will be granted approval by regulators later.

Three-quarters of Britons feel more positive about the role of people with disabilities in the UK following the Paralympics, a BBC survey suggests.

The NHS in England must raise its game if it is to hit the savings targets it has been set and maintain services, the National Audit Office warns.

Surgeons say many babies born in the UK with a cleft palate are being diagnosed late, causing unnecessary distress.

European finance ministers reach agreement on a eurozone banking union, which will be put to an EU summit in Brussels later.