Checks and balances on how academy chains in England spend large amounts of public money are "too weak", according to research.

Both sides in the Scottish referendum campaign make their final pitches to voters as the latest polls suggest the result remains too close to call.

Grants worth £213.5m were paid to councils for waste projects even though key facilities have yet to be built, MPs say.

Girths are continuing to expand in the US, despite obesity appearing to be reaching a plateau, data suggests.

King Richard III was likely to have been killed by two blows to the head and one to his pelvis, according to new research.

The US space agency Nasa has chosen Boeing and SpaceX to build a new generation of spaceships to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.

World War Two records reveal the existence of a glamorous female secret agent whose job was to see if other agents could keep their mouths shut.

The UN brokers a deal on rebuilding in the Gaza Strip, giving roles to the Palestinian Authority and private sector, its top Mid-East envoy says.