A murder investigation is launched after a 25-year-old woman is found dead at her home in Greater Manchester.

Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull will be "very hard to beat" at the British GP despite qualifying on pole by nearly half a second.

Mo Farah says he is ready for a stiff test of his World Championship hopes in Sunday's Diamond League meet in Birmingham.

Children's position in Britain's class system is closely linked to that of their grandparents, not just their parents, academics say.

US opponents of same-sex marriage file an emergency petition to the Supreme Court to try to halt the resumption of gay weddings in California.

The US bugged EU offices, Der Spiegel magazine says, citing a secret report allegedly leaked by US fugitive ex-security analyst Edward Snowden.

Protesters gather in Cairo for a mass rally to demand the resignation of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, a year after he came to power.

Facebook announces a major revamp of its advertising systems in an attempt to deal with concerns about offensive content.