Doncaster council becomes the first local authority to be stripped of control of children's services because of a "legacy of failure".

The government and Labour blame each other for failings at 11 hospital trusts with high death rates which have been placed in special measures.

The UK government is turning away from its controversial policy of subsidising power stations to generate electricity from burning wood.

The bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales passes its final hurdle in Parliament and is set to enter law later this week.