The first charter flight of Syrian refugees will arrive in Glasgow on Tuesday, with more to follow in the coming weeks.

Jeremy Corbyn is set to launch a defence of his leadership of Labour in a speech at a party conference later.

More than £37m is raised for the BBC's Children in Need, beating last year's total of £32.6m.

Eurostar has reversed its decision to make cyclists dismantle their bikes before using the cross-Channel service amid mounting criticism of the move.

The Paris shootings that killed nearly 130 people were an "act of war" by Islamic State, says France's president as the militants claim the attacks.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius begins community service, a month after his release on parole a year into his five-year manslaughter sentence.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron offers "thoughts and prayers" to the French people in the wake of Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

The US Supreme Court has said it will hear arguments in a case challenging a controversial Texas abortion law, revisiting abortion after 20 years.