An undercover police probe into Liberal MP Sir Cyril Smith and other high-profile figures was scrapped after his arrest, the BBC learns.

Young people who attempt to travel to Syria to join Islamic State are "deeply misguided," Prime Minister David Cameron says.

A US millionaire who was recorded in private appearing to confess to three killings is charged with murder and could face the death penalty.

The minimum wage will rise by 20p an hour to £6.70 and apprentices rates will jump by 20% to £3.30, the government announces.

Mental health services for children and young people in England need a "complete overhaul", the government will admit later.

People who breed dogs to be aggressive or used as weapons could be among those most punished under new dangerous dog sentencing guidelines.

Vanuatu urgently needs food and relief supplies, officials say, as teams work to reach outlying islands cut off by the devastating Cyclone Pam.

Three judges are sacked for the 'inexcusable misuse' of their official IT accounts by viewing pornographic material, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says.