Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to meet his shadow cabinet to discuss possible air strikes in Syria amid deep splits in the parliamentary party.

Children in foster care make better educational progress than vulnerable children who remain with their birth parents, research suggests.

Senior Conservatives are due to meet to discuss allegations that a youth organiser bullied a young activist who apparently took his own life.

The High Court in Belfast rules abortion legislation in Northern Ireland is in breach of human rights laws.

Pope Francis visits a mosque in the capital of the Central African Republic, and calls for religious harmony in a country divided along religious lines.

Toy and educational material seller Vtech has revealed five million customers were affected by a hack of its app database and has also suspended 13 websites.

A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence of corruption and bribery at one of the UK's biggest companies.

A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.