The performance of more than a fifth of prisons in England and Wales is "of concern", a government body says.

An investigation by the BBC indicates that the number of listings advertising illegal drugs sales on the dark net has doubled in less than a year.

A large fire breaks out at Ferrybridge C power station in West Yorkshire, causing the partial collapse of a tower.

The shelling of a UN shelter in Gaza by the Israeli military is "totally unacceptable and totally indefensible", the White House says.

At least 20 people are killed after a landslide buries more than 40 houses and leaves up to 200 people trapped in a village in western India.

The government launches the first nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness of people working in slavery in the UK.

Offenders convicted of alcohol-related crimes will have to wear ankle tags to monitor whether they are still drinking, under a new pilot scheme.

Manchester United's US owners will pocket about $150 million by selling more of their shares in the club on the New York Stock Exchange.