David Cameron says the government will bring forward proposals for a transferable tax allowance for married couples and civil partners "shortly".

Police officers should have to abide by a new code of ethics and those who commit serious misconduct should have their pensions docked, MPs say.

Fred scores twice either side of a Neymar strike as Brazil beat Spain to win their third straight Confederations Cup.

About 50,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material and a factory unit are on fire in Smethwick in the West Midlands.

An extra vaccination is being given to babies in England to protect them against a common vomiting and diarrhoea bug.

Protesters in Brazil clash with police during the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, which sees the host nation beat Spain 3-0.

The prime minister has been warned by advisers that he will not be able to block proposals for a big increase in MPs' salaries, the BBC understands.

The theoretical physicist behind the "invisibility cloaking" idea wins the highest honour bestowed by the UK's Institute of Physics.