Iraqi forces are "ahead of schedule" following the first day of the battle to retake Mosul from so-called IS fighters, the Pentagon says.

Melania Trump tells CNN that obscene comments caught on videotape by her husband were unacceptable but did not represent the man she knows.

A former Arkansas judge accused of of giving lighter sentences to male defendants in exchange for nude photos faces federal fraud and bribery charges.

Head teachers write to Theresa May to warn that a funding crisis could make schools reduce school hours, lay off staff or stop teaching some subjects.

Thousands of patients taken to hospital by ambulance face long delays before being seen by accident and emergency staff, figures for England show.

Self-employed workers are typically paid less today than they were 20 years ago, according to research from the Resolution Foundation.

A flagship government initiative to help the most disadvantaged families in England has had no significant impact, according to analysis of the scheme.

Fewer than half of England's 163 grammar schools give poor pupils priority in allocating places, BBC research shows.