Actor Kevin Spacey says television viewers have started to demand "complex, smart stories" as they become accustomed to "bingeing" on box sets, in a keynote speech in Edinburgh.

A 66-year-old man is charged with the murder of two women from Dromore in County Down.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges the Syrian government to allow a UN team to swiftly investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack.

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

Six High Street furniture and carpet retailers are being accused of misleading their customers with fake prices.

The RAF has appointed its first female two-star officer, Air Vice Marshal Elaine West, in the most senior position ever to be held by a woman in the UK armed forces.

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

Three drawings showing possible designs for a statue of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are unveiled in her home town of Grantham.