The number of NHS trusts in England failing to meet target A&E waiting times has more than doubled in the last year, the regulator Monitor says.

Sri Lanka's main Tamil party wins elections for a semi-autonomous council in the north, the first after decades of ethnic war, official results show.

The Sunday papers analyse the US-Russia plan over Syria

Ed Miliband says he urged Gordon Brown to sack Damian McBride over concerns the spin doctor was briefing against senior Labour colleagues.

Three British nationals were killed in Saturday's attack on a shopping centre in Kenyan capital Nairobi and this number is "likely to rise", the Foreign Office says.

Hong Kong is bracing itself for the arrival of typhoon Usagi, which is expected to be the strongest storm to hit the city in more than 30 years.

Saracens produce a stunning first-half display to set up a convincing victory over Bath and maintain their unbeaten run.

England maintain their unbeaten record in 2013 with a 49-38 win in the opening game of their Test series against South Africa.