Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont resigns saying senior party members had "questioned" her role amid the "serious challenges" faced by Labour in Scotland.

Better protection is needed for consumers buying used cars, says a commission studying the high level of complaints against the sector.

Google executive Alan Eustace breaks the world altitude record for a parachute jump set two years ago by Felix Baumgartner.

England's lost football grounds - part II

A British man has been confirmed dead in a US air strike on jihadist targets in Syria.

New video footage show a US air strike hitting an Islamic State position on a hill near the embattled Syrian town of Kobane.

Ashya King's father said his son "has really come along" while under going proton beam therapy in Prague.

Artist Sargy Mann has been registered blind for 25 years. His paintings are highly acclaimed and sought-after.