The Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace temporarily to allow maintenance work costing £150m to be carried out, royal officials say.

A 23-year-old woman who was killed by a falling rock on a south Wales beach is named as Georgina Le Fjord.

The threat of a UK national rail strike is averted after Network Rail agrees two-year pay deal with unions

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras criticises Greece's international creditors after they fail to accept his government's latest reform proposals.

The White House announces changes to how the US government handles hostage situations that involve its citizens.

The way child poverty is measured is set to change, but can the government do it in a way that is not seen to be cynical, asks the BBC's Ross Hawkins.

Athletics coach Alberto Salazar issues an open letter to deny allegations that he violated anti-doping rules.

A police marksman accused of killing a man during a surveillance operation was convinced the suspect was about to start shooting, a court is told.