Cory Monteith, star of TV hit musical comedy Glee, died of a heroin and alcohol overdose in a Vancouver hotel, British Columbia's coroner says.

US regulator the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission fines Barclays $435m for manipulating electric energy markets in California and elsewhere.

Cars have been hijacked and petrol bombs thrown at police during trouble in east Belfast on Tuesday.

Learner drivers in the UK should face a graduated system of licences, says a new report from the RAC Foundation.

The bodies of two men have been recovered from a water-filled quarry at a popular beauty spot, Norfolk Constabulary says.

Parents in England could be told how their 11-year-olds are performing nationally, under planned changes to how primary schools are measured.

Heathrow Airport will reveal details of its plan for a third runway later, in the face of opposition from environmentalists and London's mayor.

The UK government has approved more than 3,000 export licences for arms sales to countries it believes have questionable human rights records, MPs say.