A man is charged with causing the death of a 13-year-old girl who was killed in a crash involving a car being pursued by police.

The chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police is taking the PCC to court in a bid to block the interview process for a new chief constable.

A man accused of killing seven people at a small Christian college in Oakland, California, is deemed mentally unfit for trial.

Strong growth in online sales stopped retail sales falling in December, according to the British Retail Consortium.

Samsung Electronics says it expects to post a record profit for the three months to end of December, powered by growing sales of its smartphones.

President Hamid Karzai is due to arrive in the US on Tuesday for a visit that could decide the future of the US presence in Afghanistan.

Government-backed TV adverts to promote healthier eating habits in England are to be screened for the first time later.

Residents in south-eastern Australia have been warned of the risk of catastrophic fires fanned by high winds and record temperatures.