More than 4,500 miles of UK roads have no mobile phone coverage, analysis by the RAC Foundation suggests.

US President Barack Obama, in Paris for the UN climate talks, visits the Bataclan theatre to pay his respects to those killed there.

A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.

The proposed high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe will be opened six years earlier than planned, in 2027, Chancellor George Osborne says.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to meet his shadow cabinet to discuss possible air strikes in Syria amid deep splits in the parliamentary party.

Children in foster care make better educational progress than vulnerable children who remain with their birth parents, research suggests.

Senior Conservatives are due to meet to discuss allegations that a youth organiser bullied a young activist who apparently took his own life.

The cost to local councils of so-called "paupers' funerals" has risen by almost 30% - so why are they footing the bill for more and more of the ceremonies?