Ed Miliband says that Labour would replace the House of Lords with an elected senate if the party won the general election in May 2015.

Campaigners opposed to the introduction of water charges in the Republic of Ireland stage almost 100 separate protests across the state.

A man dies after being shot at a food store in Manchester, which prompts a murder investigation by police.

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters cross the Turkish border to help defend the Syrian town of Kobane from Islamic State militants.

The use of police cautions - where those who commit minor offences are given a formal warning - is set to be scrapped in England and Wales.

The Foreign Office warns British travellers they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for UK air strikes against Islamic State militants.

A split emerges within Burkina Faso's armed forces over who is leading the country following the resignation of President Blaise Campaore.

A woman is stabbed to death in east London before a man, who police say knew her, dies after being found lying in the street.