A homeowner in Birmingham is stabbed with pliers after climbing out of a window to tackle a suspected burglar on his roof.

Liberal Democrat sources say reform of the House of Lords is "non-negotiable", amid reports David Cameron is to abandon plans for electing members.

Banks became "detached from society" and still need to reconnect with their customers, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland admits.

A swimming cricket is one of three "new species" discovered in South America, according to TV film crew.

Heavy fighting continues in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, as the government claims to have taken control of all of the capital Damascus.

The Curiosity rover remains perfectly on course to make its Monday (GMT) landing on the Red Planet.

Scores of homes are flooded in North Somerset following heavy rain, which also caused a landslip.

Four teenagers are shot in the same incident in a single street in Merseyside.