At least 30 consultants worked in government departments last year on day rates of £1,000 to £2,000, figures obtained by Newsnight reveal.

The United Nations Security Council condemns attacks by Iraqi jihadists, after the largest Christian town was seized by militants.

A British investigator who worked for allegation-hit GlaxoSmithKline is to go on trial in China for illegally trafficking personal data.

A pioneering new breast cancer treatment will not be routinely available on the NHS in England, the official drugs advisory body is proposing.

The number of parental fines in England for children's poor school attendance has risen sharply since the term-time holiday ban, BBC research suggests.

The first female commander of a major Royal Navy warship is removed from her post following allegations of an affair with an officer.

More than a million people in the UK now have superfast broadband speeds, according to the government.

Malaysia's state investment firm Khazanah Nasional seeks a "complete overhaul" of troubled national carrier Malaysia Airlines.