Junior Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds has resigned from the government, Downing Street says.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails a new era for Turkey and urges unity after winning the country's first direct presidential election.

World number one Rory McIlroy, 25, wins the fourth major of his career after digging deep to edge a gripping US PGA at Valhalla.

Rural crime is rising, with a spate of sheep rustling and an increase in the theft of farming tools, vehicles and fuel driving up the figures.

The government is making Britain great again by matching economic recovery with social recovery, Iain Duncan Smith will say in a speech later.

A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza is holding, with a prospect of further talks on a longer-term deal.

Parts of England and Scotland continue to be affected by high winds and rain brought by the remnants of what was Hurricane Bertha.

David Cameron should recall Parliament to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in Iraq, a Conservative MP says.