Officials say two people tried to break through a security gate to the National Security Agency headquarters outside Washington.

A law that allows councils in England and Wales to ban certain activities in public is leading to "bizarre new criminal offences", campaigners say.

Solar Impulse, the fuel-free aeroplane, heads out of Myanmar and on to China on leg five of its attempt to fly around the world.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is fined £180,000 after thousands of confidential documents from a high-profile investigation were sent to the wrong person.

The independence of chief inspectors in areas like prisons and the border force could be threatened by the way they are selected and budgets are set, MPs say.

Schools must ensure blameless members of staff do not have their careers wrecked by false allegations, a union's annual conference will hear.

The information watchdog launches an investigation into claims that details of millions of people's pensions are being sold to fraudsters and cold-calling firms.

Images of a shirtless man found walking the streets after he suffered serious burns have been released in a bid to solve the mystery of his injuries.