President Obama says the majority of Americans support new gun control laws, as the state of Connecticut prepares to enact its own new restrictions.

Unusually heavy rains cause flash floods in the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires and La Plata, leaving more than 40 people dead.

The government should do more to explain the new state pension system to the public, a cross-party group of MPs says.

Prince William and his wife Catherine visit a homeless shelter for young people in Glasgow as part of a two-day trip to Scotland.

Tickets for the Grand National meeting at Aintree sell out for the third year running, according to organisers.

Cancer charities say patients could be denied life-extending drugs when a dedicated fund ends next year.

MPs demand a "swift assurance" from ministers that the introduction of Universal Credit will not lead to a rise in benefit fraud.

Underperforming further education colleges in England face a tougher regime, as the government launches its skills strategy.