Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reports a sharp rise in profits thanks to a one-off asset sale and strong revenue growth at its cable networks division.

More children at risk should be put into care, rather than left with neglectful parents, says a committee of MPs.

The pay gap between men and women is at risk of worsening for the first time, an equality group warns, as a survey shows a woman can earn £423,000 less over her career.

The number of people dying from now-banned legal highs including mephedrone rose sharply between 2009 and 2010, new data shows.

A public watchdog says nuclear waste at the Sellafield plant is being stored in "run-down" buildings posing a risk to the public.

Polls begin closing in a very tight US presidential election, with early results trickling in from some states.

Bookmakers Ladbrokes and William Hill have suspended betting on the next Archbishop of Canterbury after a flurry of betting on one of the candidates.

SNP leader Alex Salmond becomes Scotland's longest-serving first minister, having overtaken Labour's Jack McConnell to reach the political milestone.