The Large Hadron Collider is about to pave the way to a new era in physics, as it begins scientific investigations once again after a two-year hiatus.

Officials say the man attacked officers with a large knife after being approached by a Boston police officer and an FBI agent.

Prosecutors drop charges against two former executives of the News of the World newspaper, the Crown Office has confirmed.

Storing and maintaining Britain's 19 laid-up nuclear submarines cost taxpayers nearly £16m over the last five years, it emerges.

Every school rated inadequate by Ofsted, up to 1,000 over five years, will become an academy, under a new bill to be published later.

Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of their inquiry into corruption, US media reports say.

Alton Towers is closed while an investigation continues into a "dreadful" rollercoaster accident that left four people with serious injuries.

The House of Commons is to stage a special tributes session for ex-Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, after his sudden death on Monday aged 55.