Three police chiefs are refusing to back down after criticism by the home secretary for not disciplining officers accused of trying to discredit ex-minister Andrew Mitchell.

The number of unemployed in the UK fell by 18,000 in the June-August period to 2.49 million, official figures show.

British Olympic sailing champion Andrew Simpson died from blunt trauma and drowning when his yacht capsized in the US in May, a medical examiner's report rules.

England have confounded some critics by booking their ticket to Brazil with two impressive performances, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's receives a ticket for parking for 45 minutes without paying while she collects an award in London.

A man who has been carving intricate designs into pumpkins for years has turned his hobby into a business.

The US Senate is expected to take up a bipartisan bill to raise the debt limit and reopen the US government, just a day before the US risks default.

Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate have struck a cross-party deal to reopen the government and raise the nation's debt limit.