The UK must be ready to walk away from the EU if sufficient reform is not achieved, Boris Johnson warns in his first Commons speech since returning as an MP.

Russian warplanes have made several close passes in recent days over a US destroyer in the Black Sea, the Pentagon said.

A ship carrying more than 450 people sinks during a storm on the Yangtze River in southern China, state media says.

The government announces measures to clamp down on "rip-off" staffing agencies used by the NHS to plug gaps in nursing and doctor rotas.

Experts call for "Global Apollo Programme" to tackle climate change

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns of a "strong backlash" if Scotland were to be taken out of the EU by an UK-wide referendum.

Unfit and overweight police officers who repeatedly fail the fitness test have no place in the force, Britain's most senior officer warns.

England rugby star Danny Cipriani is arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following a car crash in west London on Monday morning.