Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says it "comes as a complete surprise" that a DNA test has revealed his real father was Winston Churchill's private secretary.

Authorities in El Salvador raid the offices of the Panama law firm at the centre of a massive data leak, the attorney general's office says.

North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile.

The Children's Commissioner for England asks the French government to help lone children in Calais's refugee camp to be reunited with relatives in UK.

Prosecutors are seeking a six-month jail sentence for disgraced former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who is alleged to have paid to cover up abuse.

The Metropolitan Police commissioner has met with Lord Bramall, the former chief of the defence staff investigated over unproven claims of a historical VIP child sex abuse ring.

Many Clouds will bid to emulate Red Rum by winning back-to-back runnings of Aintree's Grand National.

Three people are missing after a fishing boat sank off the Western Isles in the early hours of this morning.