The police watchdog praises forces for cutting £2.5bn from budgets over the last four years, but warns the public is noticing fewer local officers on the beat.

The Corporation of London is the body that runs the City and is a quirk of centuries of history.

Two pedestrians killed on a busy dual carriageway had asked someone to call the police shortly before their deaths, detectives reveal.

British air accident investigators will retrieve data from the black boxes of crashed flight MH17, says Prime Minister David Cameron.

US and European airlines suspend flights into Israel's Ben Gurion airport after Israeli police confirmed that a rocket landed one mile away.

A new study says the production of beef is around 10 times more damaging to the environment than any other form of livestock.

There are so many problems and incorrect forecasts in the student loan system that there needs to be a complete review, says a report from MPs.

In the largest ever genetic study of the disease, scientists have discovered some 80 genes which could leave people at higher risk of schizophrenia.