A 16-year-old girl pleads guilty to two terror offences, including possessing "recipes for explosives" and a bomb-making guide.

Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn says he would consider women-only rail carriages to help solve a rise in assaults on public transport.

About a quarter of a million vulnerable people are not receiving the support of an "appropriate adult" while in police custody, a report suggests.

Up to five million people in England are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to new data from Public Health England.

The dust in our homes contains an average of 9,000 different types of fungi and bacteria, a study suggests.

Benedict Cumberbatch received an enthusiastic reception from a celebrity-packed audience on the official opening night of Hamlet in London.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he is confident of continuing support from Iran and Russia amid a fresh push to resolve the country's war.

Four people are killed and several others injured in a shootout at a Roma camp in north-eastern France, police say.