Islamic State militants killed 21 Syrian Christians in the central town of al-Qaryatain, the head of the Syrian Orthodox Church tells the BBC.

Danny Willett is the first Briton to win the Masters for 20 years, taking advantage of Jordan Spieth's capitulation at Augusta.

A total of 17 schools in Edinburgh are expected to remain closed as the Easter break comes to an end.

Tata Steel is beginning the formal process of selling its loss-making UK plants, inviting interested bidders to submit their offers.

The owner of the Daily Mail newspaper is considering a bid for the struggling US internet company Yahoo.

David Cameron will attempt to seize back the initiative on tax as he faces MPs for the first time since the Panama Papers row erupted.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to honour India's war dead and pay tribute to independence leader Mahatma Gandhi as their tour moves on to New Delhi.

A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has fled to the South, say South Korean officials, in a rare high level defection.