Both sides in the Scottish referendum campaign make their final pitches to voters as the latest polls suggest the result remains too close to call.

King Richard III was likely to have been killed by two blows to the head and one to his pelvis, according to new research.

World War Two records reveal the existence of a glamorous female secret agent whose job was to see if other agents could keep their mouths shut.

Police investigating the murders of two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao in Thailand say two UK men are now "possible suspects".

Unemployment fell by 146,000 to 2.02 million in the three months to the end of July, while the number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance has dipped below one million.

Almost 50 people have been killed by two days of government air strikes in an opposition-held town in central Syria, activists say.

A series of police blunders contributed to the death of a woman who was murdered by her estranged husband after years of abuse, a report finds.

Gunmen attack a teacher training college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, with officials saying at least 13 people have been killed.