The Queen will be among the first to visit the gardens on display at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The Unite union is expected to debate ending its link with Labour when it meets for its July conference, sources tell the BBC.

The UN condemns the refusal of south-east Asian countries to rescue thousands of migrants adrift in the Andaman Sea.

Australian-born former Grand Slam tennis star Bob Hewitt is jailed for six years by a South African court for raping underage girls.

There has been a rise in the number of parents "living their lives through their ambitions for their children", the head teacher of Eton says.

Sinn Fein is to be represented at events during Prince Charles's visit to Ireland this week, president Gerry Adams says.

The prime minister is to renew his vow to boost NHS funding and create a "seven-day" health service in his first major post-election speech.

Nine people have been killed and at least 16 injured in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, Texas, police say.