About 95 homes are destroyed and three people are missing in a massive bushfire that engulfed a small town in Western Australia.

The government is failing to achieve value for money in carrying out assessments for disability benefits, the spending watchdog says.

Homes in Aberdeenshire are being evacuated as the River Don burst its banks amid heavy rain across eastern Scotland.

Germany must look again at deporting foreigners convicted of crimes following the Cologne sex attacks, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.

New tougher alcohol guidelines are published, reducing recommended drinking limits and calling for several booze-free days a week.

Bacteria recovered from Oetzi the Iceman shed light on his health and also human history, scientists report.

Blocking the production of new immune cells in the brain could reduce memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests.

Following a £4.2m restoration, the iconic Flying Scotsman is to take its first public test run under steam after a decade off the tracks.