The chief executive who resigned as the head of a troubled mental health trust had a new job created for her worth £240,000 a year, the BBC learns.

The number of children seeking asylum in the care of English councils rose by 62% in a year, figures compiled by BBC News show.

Killings in Chicago have hit a 20-year high as the grim toll for homicides passes 500. The BBC's Ian Pannell and Darren Conway explore a world where gangs and guns rule. (WARNING: CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE)

Retailer Sports Direct faces a shareholder revolt at its annual meeting with investors dissatisfied despite the firm's pledge to improve working conditions for its staff.

Construction of a UK-funded wall near the so-called Jungle migrant camp in Calais will begin "very soon", a minister says.

Warren Gatland will step down as Wales coach to lead the British and Irish Lions for a second time on their 2017 New Zealand tour.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn focuses on housing costs as he took on Theresa May in the first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer recess.

Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to become obese in later years, a large study suggests.