A woman is found dead in a hotel room and the body of a man, believed to be her partner, is found later on a railway line.

PM David Cameron says the murder of David Haines is an "act of pure evil", after the release of a video purporting to show the UK hostage's beheading.

In a significant step forward for shark conservation, all trade in five named species is to be regulated from today.

Almost 90% of councils in England are now only offering social care to those whose needs are deemed substantial or critical, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sacks 10 government officials who are "out of the country without an excuse," amid a national Ebola crisis.

A kilometre-long "river of fire", created by 2,014 torchbearers and fireworks ends Forth Road Bridge 50th Anniversary celebrations.

PM Tony Abbott says Australia is sending 600 troops to the Middle East ahead of possible combat operations against Islamic State in Iraq.

The rights of victims of crime in England and Wales are to be enshrined in law, the justice secretary says.