Tristram Hunt will confirm whether he will enter the Labour leadership race or not, as he urges the party to broaden its appeal.

Foreign ministers from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are to attend an emergency meeting to discuss the current migrant crisis in the region.

Businesses are being urged to "speak out early" in favour of remaining in a reformed European Union by the Confederation of British Industry.

The bobby on the beat is becoming an "endangered species" in England and Wales because of government spending cuts, the Police Federation says.

Thousands of dying patients are being let down by poor end-of-life care provision, the organisation that makes final decisions about NHS complaints in England says.

The average age at which people in the UK first become overweight is decreasing, figures indicate.

If someone has been diagnosed with breast cancer, having a strong family history of the condition does not worsen their prognosis, say researchers.

"Visionary" Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai is announced as the winner of the sixth Man Booker International Prize.