The Islamic State fighter known as "Jihadi John" was cold and a loner who set himself apart from others, according to a man who met him in Syria.

Lib Dem Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander is calling for an extra £1bn tax on Britain's banks to help pay off the deficit.

A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a motorist is dragged along a motorway by his own stolen van.

The UK government says it will block the sale of 12 North Sea oil and gas fields to Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman.

Some 200,000 "starter homes" will be built for first-time buyers in England by 2020 if the Tories win May's general election, the PM is to say.

The US Army's most senior general says he is "very concerned" about the impact spending cuts will have on the strength of the UK's armed forces.

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into the sea as annual US-South Korea military exercises get under way, officials in Seoul say.

New regulations aimed at stamping out drug driving, including the first legal limits on cannabis and cocaine, come into force in England and Wales.