The number of people who have fled the fighting in Ukraine has doubled in weeks, and the UN says more than a million have now been displaced.

Iraqi Shia and Kurdish forces capture an Islamic State stronghold, as a BBC team enters Amerli the day after a two-month siege ends.

Pupils up to the age of seven in England will be entitled to a free hot school lunch from this week, as schools re-open for the new term.

The number of people admitted to hospital for skin cancer treatment in England rose by nearly a third in five years, figures show.

Russia has launched a 'great war' that could claim tens of thousands of lives, Ukraine's defence ministry warns amid rebel offensive.

Gordon Brown says an independent Scotland would become "an international outcast" if it refused to accept a share of UK debt.

Corals stir up the water, creating vortices that draw in nutrients and drive away waste, research reveals.

The number of people struggling with payday loans has risen by 42% in the past year, according to the debt charity StepChange.