An ex-Royal Marine has become the first Briton to be killed while fighting with Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, the Kurdish militia says.

Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini backs a 28-day limit on the use of police bail after saying he was the victim of a "witch-hunt".

Incomes for those of working age are still below pre-crisis levels, according to research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The UK government says it is selling its 40% stake in the cross-Channel train operator Eurostar to an Anglo-Canadian consortium for £757.1m.

Just one in seven councils in the UK is paying a "fair" price for home care for the elderly, according to a survey.

While university leaders want to keep £9,000 fees, a lecturers' union survey shows that vice-chancellors are earning up to £623,000 per year.

The government's financial management of Kew Gardens is a "recipe for failure", a Select Committee report warns.

Adults catch real flu about once every five years, while children get it every other year, scientists calculate, based on a field study in China.