The work and pensions secretary criticises people taking part in back to work schemes "who think they're too good" for stacking supermarket shelves.

The UK is facing a "big battle" in the EU institutions over rules governing access to benefits, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says.

A teenager is stabbed to death at a house party in south-west London.

Germany demands explanations from the online retailer Amazon after a documentary showed seasonal workers being harassed by security guards.

Four foreign nationals are arrested in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on suspicion of attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity.

Scientists will soon release the first batch of data from a project designed to create the first map showing the detailed connections in the human brain.

Owners of holiday homes and rented property could be drawn into paying an extended £2m mansion tax under plans being considered by the Lib Dems.

Marking 150 years of humanitarian aid, the Red Cross says it faces unprecedented challenges due to the complex nature of 21st Century warfare.