The UK is to begin preliminary talks with Australia about the outline of a future free trade deal between the two countries.

The chief executive who resigned as the head of a troubled mental health trust had a new job created for her worth £240,000 a year, the BBC learns.

The number of children seeking asylum in the care of English councils rose by 62% in a year, figures compiled by BBC News show.

Killings in Chicago have hit a 20-year high as the grim toll for homicides passes 500. The BBC's Ian Pannell and Darren Conway explore a world where gangs and guns rule. (WARNING: CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE)

A third of homeless 16 and 17-year-old offenders in England and Wales are being placed in unsafe or unsuitable accommodation, a report says.

Hundreds of Southern trains are not running as a two-day strike by the RMT union starts, bringing disruption to commuters.

Patients in England will soon be able to enter symptoms online and get tailored advice or a call back from a health professional, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will say.

A Canadian judge could face the sack over controversial comments he made while presiding over a sexual assault case in 2014.