An 11-year-old boy is badly injured when a car crashes on to the Newcastle-Carlisle railway line in Northumberland.

A search is under way for a mother who is believed to have run away with her son to prevent him receiving cancer treatment.

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried are among the stars at the world premiere of the film version of the musical Les Miserables in London.

The Brit Awards shortlists three promising new artists for its 2013 Critics' Choice Award, who will follow in the footsteps of past winners Adele, Jessie J and Emeli Sande.

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) is awarded the prestigious Queen's Medal for Music at a London gala.

Involuntary childlessness may increase the likelihood of early death, a Danish study suggests.

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed some of the 20th Century's most famous modernist buildings, dies, aged 104.

English councils increased their reserves by £4.5bn over the last five years to £12.9bn despite cuts to funding, the Audit Commission says.