Children from "just about managing" families are under-represented in grammar schools, says research.

At least 50,000 IS militants have been killed over the past two years, a top US military official says.

David Cameron defends calling the EU referendum, saying the issue had been "poisoning" UK politics.

Families bereaved by the Glasgow bin lorry crash are told they cannot launch a private prosecution.

The number of people falling ill with the vomiting bug norovirus in England this winter is at higher than average levels.

A convicted murderer is given a second life sentence for a rape he committed 30 years ago - thanks to recent advances in DNA testing.

The polls have closed in the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election, where UKIP have been campaigning hard to try to win the seat from the Conservatives.

South Korean lawmakers are voting on whether President Park Geun-hye should be impeached.