A council that took a child from a father after raising concerns about his one-time links to the English Defence League is heavily criticised by a leading judge.

President Barack Obama has hit back at a ruling in Texas that brought to a halt his radical immigration plan.

Doctors should snoop on their colleagues to ensure they are not prescribing too many antibiotics, the NHS in England suggests.

Energy suppliers are routinely charging their long-term customers higher prices, an update on early evidence from a competition probe suggests.

RBS and NatWest are the first banks to let customers access accounts on smartphones using only fingerprints, but security concerns have been voiced.

Labour pledges to fight animal cruelty by measures including a ban on wild animals in circuses and ending the "inhumane" badger cull.

The racing driver son of a bigamist accused of murdering one of his wives tells a court he was not involved in a conspiracy to kill the woman.

Public services like adult social care could "collapse" unless councils get new funding powers, the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance says.