Councils warn of fees and charges rising despite some authorities already increasing such revenue by more than 100% in three years.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says anyone found running an illegal backstreet school in England will face fines or a prison sentence.

Downing Street insists that David Cameron will continue with demands for a curb on in-work benefits for EU migrants in the UK, despite reports to the contrary.

Exit polls suggest France's far-right National Front has failed to win a single region in key elections, despite leading in nearly half in the first round of voting.

Finance Secretary John Swinney warns of "tough choices" facing Scotland as he prepares to set out his budget.

France's far-right National Front seeks to boost its gains in the second round of regional polls, battling against the Republicans and Socialists.

Spanish police arrest a Colombian man accused of performing more than 100 forced abortions on women fighters with the Farc rebel group.

The climate deal reached in Paris is "the best chance we have to save the one planet we have", US President Barack Obama says.