Hundreds of defence workers stage a four-day strike in a dispute over pay.

Pre term birth biggest global killer

Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for a second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession in the world's third largest economy.

Law student Erol Incedal was found guilty in a terror trial partially held in secret of possessing a bomb-making document, it can now be reported.

The parents of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, beheaded by Islamic State militants, say they will learn in time to forgive his captors.

The Church of England is poised to formally adopt legislation which means its first female bishops could be ordained next year.

A Mediterranean diet is a better way of tackling obesity than calorie counting, leading doctors say.

Consumer watchdog Which? is calling for a rethink of the way broadband speeds are advertised, claiming current ones are misleading.