The number of victims claiming historical child abuse could reach the tens of thousands and is too many for the state to cope with, an MP says.

Rail passengers must be told if they can get cheaper tickets for their journeys, following an agreement by rail companies.

There has been no significant change in the condition of a British nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, the hospital treating her says.

One man dies and several are injured in an alleged axe and knife attack in Plymouth, police say.

Police launch a large-scale search for a mother and her baby daughter who have been missing since Boxing Day.

Police confirm "firearms were involved" in the murder of a man in Cambridgeshire.

US investment bank Goldman Sachs paid the highest bonuses to senior staff among banks operating in the UK in 2013, according to research by Reuters.

Thousands of people take part in London's New Year's Day parade, which this year is celebrating "London on the Move".