UKIP "is not racist", leader Nigel Farage tells activists, following controversy over comments by some candidates.

A senior NI police officer tells MPs that 95 of the 228 republicans who received controversial letters from the government have been linked to 295 murders.

The Natural History Museum has received an unprecedented gift of £5m and is to rename its Central Hall after the donors.

Nick Clegg criticises a Conservative plan to jail an offender convicted twice for possessing a knife, saying it would be a "step backwards".

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet says surviving in the Premier League marks one of the best days of his life.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius's murder trial hears expert testimony on when Reeva Steenkamp may have eaten her last meal.

A large explosion in the centre of the Syrian city of Aleppo has destroyed a hotel and several other buildings, state media and activists report.

Everton's John Stones could be worth a gamble in England's World Cup squad, according to former skipper Gary Lineker.