The UK government has not shown why it needs to spend £50bn building the HS2 rail link between London and the North, says a House of Lords committee.

MPs say it's "inexplicable" the NHS in England spends more on bariatric surgery than well-established measures to prevent obesity.

A search and recovery operation resumes in the southern French Alps after Tuesday's crash of a Germanwings plane, killing all 150 on board.

The findings of Lord Penrose's inquiry into contaminated NHS blood supplies in Scotland are due to be published.

At least three Britons died in the Alps air crash that killed 150 people, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson says he "hasn't heard a thing" despite press reports he will be sacked by the BBC this morning.

Tomato ketchup maker Heinz is to merge with Kraft Foods Group, creating the third-largest food company in the US.

A second woman is appointed a bishop by the Church of England.