About 6,500 migrants are rescued in a series of 40 co-ordinated operations off the coast of Libya, the Italian coast guard says.

More than 27,000 people suspected of illegally entering the UK have been arrested over the past three years, official figures obtained by the BBC show.

A record number of investments were made by foreign firms in the UK in the year to April 2016, according to a report from the Department for International Trade.

Almost a third of patients in England and Wales are being given the wrong initial diagnosis after a heart attack - with women having a far higher chance of being affected, a study suggests.

Air pollution in UK cities has failed to improve because politicians prioritise road safety and economic growth instead, research suggests.

Autism could be diagnosed by allowing children to play games on smart phones and tablets, according to a study.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is due to meet her French counterpart in Paris later, amid calls for British border controls in Calais to be reviewed.

Twins Rosie and Ruby Formosa, who were born conjoined and had an operation to separate them, are preparing to start school.