An MP is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries in an apparent shooting and stabbing attack in her constituency.

A "consistently failing" NHS patient helpline is rated inadequate in a "damning" report.

Two former Conservative leaders and two ex-chancellors accuse the Bank of England and Treasury of "peddling phoney forecasts" to scare people into voting to stay in the EU.

Scientists announce the detection at Earth of another burst of gravitational waves coming from a black hole merger.

US Democratic senators stage a filibuster to try to force a vote on gun control, as wakes are held for victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Leaving the EU would be "a grave threat" to local economies, say the Labour leaders of 10 of the biggest UK cities outside London.

The number of people playing sport in England has fallen since the 2012 London Olympics, despite the Games' pledge to "inspire a generation", figures reveal.

Two leading public health organisations call for the possession and personal use of all illegal drugs to be decriminalised in the UK.