The UK's highest court is to be asked to rule on whether midwives have a right to refuse to take any part in abortion procedures on moral grounds.

UK police officers are to return from Thailand after reviewing an investigation into the murders of two British tourists, Scotland Yard says.

Questions are being asked about what impact a flagship government scheme to improve the care of vulnerable patients in England will have.

A group of Italian scientists convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict a deadly earthquake in 2009 have had the verdict quashed.

The UK is not seeking another Cold War with Russia, but Britain must stand up for its values, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Plans to build new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick will cost substantially more than bidders estimate, the Airports Commission says.

League One side Sheffield United allow convicted rapist Ched Evans to train with them following his release from prison.

A woman and six children have been hit by a car while they were walking to school in County Antrim.