Ministers will not be seeking leave to appeal after a decision to abolish the Independent Living Fund was overturned but will re-consider its future.

Typhoon Haiyan, the world's strongest storm of the year, makes landfall in the Philippines with winds of up to 235 km/h (146mph).

MPs call for "effective action" against illegal immigration, saying only 1.5% of allegations result in a person being removed from the UK.

The British Army should stop recruiting under 18-year-olds, campaigners say.

Amid controversy over rising energy prices, Npower chief executive Paul Massara dismisses forfeiting his bonus as a "gimmick".

Iran says a nuclear deal with world powers is possible during Geneva talks on Friday, as the US secretary of state changes his travel plans to attend.

The outbreak of polio in Syria could lead to the disease re-emerging in Europe according to an article in the Lancet journal.

Libyan militias clash in Tripoli, with heavy gunfire heard in several parts of the capital, as the government struggles to assert its authority.