A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.

The WRVS, set up by women to help efforts on the home front during World War II, changes its name in a bid to attract more male volunteers.

Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say.

David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.

A celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting that led to a marriage breakdown is acquired by the Ashmolean museum.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rules out negotiating with the abductors of seven security personnel seized last week in the Sinai peninsula.

A newly-elected UKIP councillor at the centre of an electoral forgery inquiry says he has not "done anything wrong".

An investigation by the BBC's Panorama into the cover-up that followed the Hillsborough disaster has revealed crucial evidence from an off-duty police officer, which was undermined at the original inquest into the tragedy, was true.

The body of a man is recovered from the remains of a house in Nottinghamshire after it was destroyed in an explosion that injured four others.

The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.

Preserving the spice of life when ingredients and power are scarce

Police officers in Essex are to get lower starting salaries following a pay review, it is revealed.

What is the future for white people in South Africa?

Looking through CCTV feeds that should not be public

At least three police officers have been killed after gunmen attack their station in northern Iraq, local officials say.

The surprising life of a young multimillionaire

Barefoot-running coach Eric Orton, of Wyoming, explains his new book The Cool Impossible, which offers tips he obtained from the Tarahumara tribe.

More jobs will become available for graduates this year, research firm Income Data Services (IDS) has forecast, but pay is likely to be frozen.

A third of calls to a confidential phone line which allows health workers in Scotland to raise concerns about the NHS came from other parts of the UK.

Retailers are cautiously optimistic after an increase in shopper numbers in April, according to Scottish Retail Consortium figures.