Nick Clegg is launching the Liberal Democrats' English local elections campaign, saying the party is "delivering for ordinary people".

A group campaigning against the £33bn HS2 rail scheme confirms two court bids to halt the project, citing environmental and consultation issues.

The most significant cause of delay for children needing adoption is the length of time taken by court proceedings, a report by Ofsted says.

The obesity problem in the US may be much worse than previously thought, according to researchers.

Cases of a parent fleeing with their children to a different country are on the rise, a report suggests.

Fire crews in Moscow tackle a spectacular fire that engulfed the top of a skyscraper still under construction.

CIMB says it will acquire most of Royal Bank of Scotland's Asia-Pacific units in a deal worth 431.8m Malaysian ringgit ($141m; £88m).

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest memory chip maker, unveils plans to invest $7bn (£4.4bn) to build its first chip factory in China.