The White House was briefly in lockdown after an unauthorised vehicle entered a restricted area near the US president's residence.

Nasa's Curiosity rover drills a hole in a Martian rock with the intention of taking a powdered sample for its onboard laboratories to study

A government adviser says agencies must ensure people they recruit as carers can speak English before placing them in vulnerable people's homes.

Most businesses outside Scotland want the nation to remain in the UK, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce.

A woman who was among a group of western tourists taken hostage in Yemen in 1998 gives evidence in the terror trial of Abu Hamza.

Phil Jones awaits the results of X-rays after sustaining a shoulder injury in Manchester United's victory over Hull.

Thailand's Constitutional Court orders Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down over abuse of power charges.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says his players will not stop fighting for the Premier League title.