A policeman is killed in a collision involving an HGV on the M1 near Wakefield.

The policy of raising public sector pensions in line with the consumer prices index instead of the retail prices index is being challenged.

Patients in state-run hospitals in Syria are subjected to torture and mistreatment, a report by Amnesty International says, amid continuing unrest.

Public spending on education in the UK overall is falling at the fastest rate since the 1950s, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The time children spend outdoors could be one factor which reduces their risk of being short-sighted, research suggests.

About a third of investors voted against the re-election of James and Lachlan Murdoch to the News Corp board, after the UK phone-hacking scandal, it emerges.

The NHS needs to "urgently" develop the tools and expertise need to take advantage of a revolution in genetic testing, a report says.

A lorry carrying at least 20m bees overturns in the US state of Utah, temporarily closing a highway as its cargo escapes.