US ratings agency Standard and Poors gives social media giant Twitter's debt "junk" status, which is three notches below investment grade.

Three lanes of the M25 in Surrey are closed after a section where overnight roadworks were carried out collapses during heavy rain.

A body is found following an air and ground search for a Royal Marine who went missing in the Cairngorms National Park.

Former BBC DJ Chris Denning has again been convicted of sexual offences against boys, with his latest admitted crimes occurring over a 20-year period.

British citizens who go abroad to fight could be prevented from returning home under plans to be announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Labour Party says it would double the fines that can be levied on people who aggressively avoid tax if it wins the next election.

Fears of a winter crisis in the NHS in England have prompted ministers to increase the emergency funds available.

There are nearly 2,500 breaches of patient confidentiality by the NHS each year, according to an investigation by a privacy campaign group.