Toddler Ben Needham died as result of accident near where he was last seen on the Greek island of Kos in 1991, police believe.

More than four in 10 homes in Britain do not reach acceptable standards, a study for housing charity Shelter says.

A military operation to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State has begun, PM Haider al-Abadi says.

The government is proposing a new system for compensating parents in England for injuries to babies during birth, which will allow medical staff to speak openly.

Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars will parade through Manchester later to celebrate their record-breaking performances at Rio 2016.

China launches a rocket carrying two astronauts to its orbiting space station in a mission designed to develop the country's ability to explore space.

Fourteen migrant children are expected to arrive in Britain from Calais later to be reunited with their relatives.

Newspaper reports that the chancellor is attempting to slow down progress towards Brexit are "rubbish", Treasury sources tell the BBC.