Women taking HRT pills for the menopause should be aware that there is a small chance it could increase their risk of blood clots and possibly stroke, according to a study.

Plans to require future governments to honour an overseas aid spending target are set to become law in a move welcomed by campaigners.

Ofsted finds social care for children in England is "inadequate" or "requires improvement" in three-quarters of the local authorities it inspected last year.

Children involved in domestic disputes in England and Wales are being held in custody unnecessarily because police feel under pressure to make arrests, a report says.

Some 396 registered sex offenders have gone missing across the UK, including some who have not been located for more than a decade, police records show.

Three French sports personalities are among 10 killed in helicopter crash in Argentina during filming of TV show Dropped, officials confirm.

"Apologists" for those who commit acts of terrorism are partly responsible for the violence, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will say later.

Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam is to leave the insurance giant to take the top job at Credit Suisse later this year.