Foster carers and armed services families will be exempt from controversial changes to housing benefit, ministers say.

A court blocks an "arbitrary and capricious" ban on the sale of large sugary drinks in New York City, a day before the law was to take effect.

A football team whose latest 43-0 defeat is the worst so far in a humbling season say they have no intention of giving up.

A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, the Prince's Trust charity warns.

UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.

Police forces across the UK failed to “join the dots” and missed opportunities to stop Jimmy Savile's sexual abuse, a watchdog's critical report says.

Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect a new pope will begin voting later on Tuesday, with no clear frontrunner in sight.

Hundreds of drivers are stranded in Sussex as snow brings roads to a standstill.