US police say they want to search a house where they believe there is a mass grave containing up to 30 bodies in rural east Texas.

Many vocational business qualifications fail to develop pupils' understanding of the subject, Ofsted inspectors warn.

Newcastle students are having the contents of their waste-bin photographed and sent to Facebook

The government is thought to be reconsidering its controversial plans to reform sentencing in England and Wales.

A majority of Britons in both town and country oppose killing badgers to curb cattle tuberculosis, an opinion poll for the BBC suggests.

Germany's health minister says the number of new E. coli infections from a deadly outbreak is dropping significantly.

The London 2012 Olympic torch has been unveiled as a slim three-sided form of perforated golden metal, light enough for young torchbearers to carry.

Eight men are charged over allegations of child sex trafficking in Rochdale following a three-year investigation by Greater Manchester Police.