More than 80,000 children in the UK face spending Christmas living in "shocking conditions" in temporary accommodation, according to charity Shelter.

Notebooks went missing amid the "media firestorm" caused by the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone by the News of the World, a jury is told.

England's Nick Matthew secures his third world title with a dramatic victory over Gregory Gaultier in Manchester.

Terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed is being hunted by police after breaching his terrorism prevention and investigation measures notice.

US Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Saudi Arabia on the second stop of his regional tour, after calling for a transition to democracy in Egypt.

The Co-operative Bank will give details later of a rescue deal secured over the weekend, the BBC has learned.

The UK is set to grow faster than any other Western economy, according to a report by the accountants Grant Thornton.

Former DPP Keir Starmer says failing to report child abuse should be made a criminal offence.