The mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence is helping to launch a new centre for research in to race and education.

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A man beat his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend to death and killed their unborn child in a "brutal" attack, a court hears.

The Financial Services Authority defends itself against criticism from a committee of MPs over its role in the Libor rate-rigging scandal.

Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct talks to end the Syria crisis as the opposition prepares to hold a two-day summit in Cairo.

Couples struggling to have a baby should get fertility treatment more quickly and older women should gain access to IVF, say new NHS guidelines.

A new £1.5bn container port will be a "game changer" by providing quicker access to south east England, it is claimed.

Private firms are better at running prisons than the public sector, the centre-right think tank Reform says.