David Cameron hit back at reported remarks from a Russian official that the UK was "just a small island that no-one pays attention to", as he listed landmarks in British history and culture.

The prime minister attacked Labour for its record on the NHS, saying the Conservatives protected spending on the heath service and started the Cancer Drugs Fund.

The FBI says it has arrested the suspected operator of the Silk Road - a website used to buy and sell drugs and other illegal materials.

Senior US intelligence officials warn the government shutdown "seriously damages" the intelligence apparatus' ability to protect the US.

A woman from the Isles of Scilly gives birth on a Royal Navy rescue helicopter en-route to hospital in Cornwall.

Early Mars may have been wracked by giant explosive volcanoes that spewed billions upon billions of tonnes of rock and ash into the sky.

A transsexual is helped to die by doctors in Belgium, after a series of failed sex-change operations.

The European Commission publishes proposals to simplify EU rules and "make them less burdensome".