A huge wildfire near the Yosemite National Park in California has forced scores of tourists to flee and is threatening several thousand homes.

Thousands of fans prepare to watch Green Day, Eminem and Biffy Clyro at Bramham Park in Leeds and Reading's Richfield Avenue.

Economic growth in the UK during the second quarter of the year is revised up to 0.7% by the Office for National Statistics.

US President Barack Obama says allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Syria represents a "big event of grave concern".

A petting zoo in Russia has named three rare albino hedgehogs George, Alexander and Louis after they were born on the same day as Prince George of Cambridge.

Ed Miliband says Britain's cost of living "crisis" will decide the next election, as he hits back at criticism he is not making an impact as Labour leader.

The price of farmland across the UK has more than trebled in less than a decade, according to new figures.

Abuse of football players or supporters on online social media is being targeted this season by police and prosecutors, fans are warned.