UKIP "is not racist", leader Nigel Farage tells activists, following controversy over comments by some candidates.

The Natural History Museum has received an unprecedented gift of £5m and is to rename its Central Hall after the donors.

Nick Clegg criticises a Conservative plan to jail an offender convicted twice for possessing a knife, saying it would be a "step backwards".

Everton's John Stones could be worth a gamble in England's World Cup squad, according to former skipper Gary Lineker.

A review of whether women in the armed forces should serve in roles which would see them directly engage the enemy is being brought forward, the MoD says.

A man is jailed for eight weeks for posting abusive Twitter messages about the death of school teacher Ann Maguire.

A senior NI police officer tells MPs that 95 of the 228 republicans who received controversial letters from the government have been linked to 295 murders.

Graeme McDowell talks carnage, fans baying for blood and the theatre of the Players Championship at Sawgrass with its infamous 17th hole.