Gerry Conlon, who was wrongly convicted of the 1974 Guildford IRA pub bombing, will be buried later in Belfast.

The UK is facing a major sperm shortage that may be tempting fertility clinics to accept poorer quality sperm, the British Fertility Society warns.

BP asks a US court to order a "vast number" of businesses to repay part of the compensation awards they were paid in the wake of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

General Motors is recalling nearly half a million vehicles in the US amid concerns over faulty air bags and other issues, the company says.

The 28 June 2014 marks 100 years to the day since a young Serb nationalist shot dead the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

The huge number of ships sunk in the global conflict are be offered increased protection under a UN agreement.

Bosnia marks 100 years since the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the trigger for World War One.

A strict "lights-out" policy will be enforced at young offenders institutions in England, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announces.