The NSPCC urges the UK government to intervene amid a row over a "dreadful and disturbing" Facebook video of a baby being dunked in a bucket of water.

A campaign is calling for new blood donors in England and Wales following a 40% drop in fresh volunteers in the past decade.

Town hall bosses say further funding cuts will put thousands of youngsters 'promising futures' at risk in England.

State-backed Lloyds Banking Group is fined a record £117m for mis-handling payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints by the City watchdog.

Ex-All Black flanker Jerry Collins and his wife die in a car crash in France, with their daughter in a critical condition.

Sixty-eight immigrants, including two pregnant women, are found locked in a container at a port in Essex.

Greece's prime minister will brief the parliament later amid growing opposition from within his Syriza party to creditors' proposals for a deal.

Four rides are closed at three UK theme parks after the rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers in which four people were seriously injured earlier this week.