Children in South Yorkshire care homes were left vulnerable to sexual abuse because of police "shortcomings", a report finds.

The number of people trafficked for slavery or other exploitation in the UK has risen sharply to more than 2,700, the National Crime Agency says.

UK economic growth has been revised up to 0.9% for the second quarter of the year by the Office for National Statistics.

Britain will not be "panicked" into dropping bombs in Iraq, foreign secretary Philip Hammond says, as RAF jets return without firing weapons.

The director of the US Secret Service says its security plan was "not properly executed" when a man broke into the White House this month.

RAF jets attack two Islamic State targets in Iraq - the first strikes since Parliament approved military action on Friday.

Microsoft announces the next version of its core operating system, called Windows 10, which will reintroduce the Start Menu.

A man arrested for breaking into the White House earlier this month gained access to more of the building than previously believed, US media report.