A woman who was filmed shouting racist abuse at passengers on a London tram pleads guilty to the offence.

US soldier Robert Bales avoids the death penalty for murdering 16 Afghan civilians last year, after a military judge accepts his guilty plea.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with terror offences after being arrested earlier on Wednesday in east London, Scotland Yard has said.

A 55-million-year-old, mouse-sized fossil from China provides remarkable new insights into the origin of primates, the broad grouping of animals that also includes humans.

The number of first-time buyers has increased by 15% over the last year, according to the property company, LSL.

Local communities in England are to be given more powers to block onshore wind farms, but also offered greater incentives to accept them, ministers say.

Premier League clubs’ revenues rose to a record £2.4bn in 2011-12, and should rise to more than £3bn in the coming season, says Deloitte.

Malnutrition is responsible for nearly half of all global deaths in children under five, according to new analysis.