A man has been shot dead in a street in east London, the Met Police say.

Junior doctors in England are to be balloted on industrial action over government plans to introduce a new contract from August 2016.

The World Health Organization removes Nigeria from the list of polio endemic countries, a "milestone" on the path to eradicating the paralysing viral infection.

US President Barack Obama and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, have said they will take new steps to address cybercrime.

The UK is to extend the use of the RAF's Sentinel surveillance aircraft in Iraq and Syria, the defence secretary announces.

England and Wales meet in a crucial World Cup match on Saturday with both knowing defeat will threaten their World Cup progress.

The pontiff urges stronger action to protect the environment before a huge gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York.

Divisions emerge within UKIP and between groups campaigning for the UK to exit the EU after Nigel Farage insisted they were a "united force".