A former Home Office researcher says a bullying culture at Rotherham Council led to her warnings of child sexual exploitation being suppressed years before action was finally taken.

Malaysia's top court upholds opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's conviction for sodomy, in a case he says is politically motivated.

David Cameron is to urge business leaders to give workers a pay rise, while the head of the British Chambers of Commerce will use its conference to call for an EU referendum in 2016.

Pro-Russian rebels say they have encircled the key town of Debaltseve - but Ukraine says its troops are still fighting along a supply road.

Imprisoning young offenders may make it more likely that they will go on to commit sex offences, a study by the Howard League finds.

A Hong Kong woman is found guilty of severely abusing an Indonesian maid in a high-profile case that drew global attention.

The Prince of Wales is to formally meet Saudi Arabia's new King, amid calls from human rights groups to raise humanitarian concerns in the country.

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad tells the BBC he receives messages via third parties from the US-led coalition against Islamic State.