A crossbench peer has been accused by a charity of misappropriating more than £600,000 of its funds, to fund his own lifestyle, BBC Newsnight learns.

Large swathes of the UK are braced for a storm, bringing with it gale-force winds, possible travel disruption and the risk of coastal flooding.

Gary Lineker presents highlights of the evening's nine Premier League matches, with Alan Shearer among the studio guests.

The latest revelations about Nigella Lawson's private life wrestle for space on Thursday's front pages with coverage of the Autumn Statement.

Radioactive medical material - cobalt-60 - taken when a truck was stolen in Mexico has been found, and officials say it poses no health risk.

The government plans to bring forward the date when the state pension age is raised from 65 to 68, Chancellor George Osborne will announce later.

The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis.

Britain wants to change the rules governing the free movement of people across the EU, Home Secretary Theresa May will tell European ministers.