A 90-year-old man dies after it is believed he was blown into the path of a moving bus in north London.

Iraq calls on Turkey to withdraw a group of soldiers it reportedly sent to train Iraqi Kurdish forces near the northern IS-held city of Mosul.

Businesses and organisations are making contingency plans after it was announced the Forth Road Bridge will be closed until the new year.

The number of plastic carrier bags taken home by Tesco shoppers in England has dropped by 80% since the 5p charge was introduced, data suggests.

Negotiators are edging towards a compromise on one of the most divisive issues between countries at the COP21 climate change talks in Paris.

Much of the northern part of the UK is on high alert for flooding as Storm Desmond brings heavy rain and strong winds.

UK jets carry out their second set of air strikes in Syria, as the defence secretary visits the British base for the RAF mission in Cyprus.

The wreck of San Jose, a Spanish galleon laden with treasure that sank near the Colombian city of Cartagena, is found, President Juan Manuel Santos announces.