The US House of Representatives passes a Republican bill proposed by Speaker John Boehner to increase the nation's debt ceiling and cut the budget deficit.

The way taxpayers are treated by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been lambasted by MPs on the Treasury select committee.

Senior royals are to gather in Scotland's capital city later to celebrate the marriage of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall.

A new team of officers are to investigate claims of computer hacking, the Metropolitan Police has announced.

A man allegedly murdered his second cousin by driving straight at him as the victim raised his arms for the car to stop, the High Court hears.

The family of a gaelic footballer who has been in a coma since a match in the US last month want the opposing team to be suspended from all competitions.

The Woodland Trust begins a search for a 500-acre site for a flagship woodland that will be planted to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The left-wing Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, says he is willing to open up his political project to the middle classes and private sector.