The UK government has not shown why it needs to spend £50bn building the HS2 rail link between London and the North, says a House of Lords committee.

MPs say it's "inexplicable" the NHS in England spends more on bariatric surgery than well-established measures to prevent obesity.

A search and recovery operation resumes in the southern French Alps after Tuesday's crash of a Germanwings plane, killing all 150 on board.

At least three Britons died in the Alps air crash that killed 150 people, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.

A second woman is appointed a bishop by the Church of England.

Houthi rebels seize a key air base from forces loyal to Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, continuing their advance on Aden.

BT announces it is to start selling mobile phone subscriptions again in the UK, 10 years after it pulled out of the market.

David Cameron rules out an increase in VAT in a surprise move in the Commons - prompting Labour to rule out a National Insurance rise.