Senior Conservative Party officials received a memo in August which warned that Mark Clarke, the activist at the centre of the Tory bullying scandal, was "sociopathic" and "dangerous".

Labour candidate Jim McMahon comfortably wins the Oldham West and Royton by-election with a majority of more than 10,000 and an increased vote share.

The UK is paying less for new cancer drugs than a number of other high-income countries, according to a report in The Lancet Oncology.

One of the first police to respond to Wednesday's deadly shooting at a California social services centre describes scenes of "unspeakable" carnage.

Coldplay are to headline the half-time show at Super Bowl 50 - with Chris Martin describing it as the "greatest moment" in the band's career.

Rail fares in England, Scotland and Wales will rise by an average of 1.1% from 2 January, 2016, the lowest rise for six years.

Volkswagen sales fell 20% in the UK last month following the diesel emissions scandal.

Disability rights campaigners who say the assisted suicide policy in England and Wales is too "liberal" lose a High Court legal challenge.