Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou is to hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides.

A video has emerged showing a young woman accused of adultery being stoned to death in central Afghanistan officials say.

The Public Accounts Committee says Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is 'still failing UK taxpayers'.

Bonuses for City executives should be linked to progress on appointing women to senior roles, a government-commissioned review is expected to recommend.

Internet firms will have to store details of people's online activity for 12 months under the government's new surveillance law to be published later.

Scientists have come up with a questionnaire they say should help diagnose a condition called face blindness.

Older teenage girls are the group most at risk of being victims of sexual abuse, crime data analysis by a children's charity suggests.

Victims and witnesses are often left marginalised in a court system that is "archaic" and "chaotic", a report by the Criminal Justice Alliance says.