A series of elections are being held across the UK covering devolved government, local councils and mayors, on what has been dubbed "Super Thursday".

Daily newspaper the New Day is set to close, just nine weeks after it was launched by publisher Trinity Mirror.

The health benefits of cycling and walking outweigh the negative effects of air pollution, a UK study suggests.

The NHS choir that beat Justin Bieber to the UK's Christmas number one spot in 2015 signs a film deal to tell its story of success.

A state of emergency is declared in Canada's Alberta province, after a wildfire forces all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee their city.

The UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world's best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings in the past year.

Murdered soldier Lee Rigby's mother Lyn tells of her heartache three years after he was butchered outside his barracks.

More than 30 people are injured after an Etihad Airways flight hit "severe and unexpected' turbulence flying into Indonesia.