Thousands of schools are expected to close across much of England as teachers strike over pay, pensions and jobs.

A new poll suggests almost two thirds of teenagers have been asked for sexual images or videos of themselves, BBC Newsnight learns.

The UK power system is likely to be stretched "close to its limits" in the coming a years, a new report warns.

A report that advised against disciplining police over a meeting with "Plebgate" MP Andrew Mitchell had initially said there was a case to answer, it emerges.

The US Senate passes a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default.

Labour will pledge to introduce a levy on the profits of payday lenders to help support credit unions and other low-cost borrowing alternatives.

Masters champion Adam Scott fires a course-record 64 to beat Justin Rose by two shots at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.

The Duke of Cambridge is to host his first investiture ceremony later at Buckingham Palace.