A 20-page dossier detailing a culture of bullying within the Conservative Party's youth wing was handed to party chairman Lord Feldman in 2010, according to a former activist.

A further 12 hours of heavy rain is expected to fall in Cumbria later, but flooding will not be on the scale of recent days, BBC weather experts predict.

Head teachers in England say schools face a deepening problem in recruiting enough teachers.

The US imposes new sanctions on the North Korean army's Strategic Rocket Force, as well as banks and shipping companies, over weapons proliferation activities.

A legal action challenging the election of Lib Dem Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael fails.

Chancellor George Osborne announces a £50m fund for families and businesses affected by floods in Cumbria and Lancashire.

Labour's Angela Eagle pokes fun at David Cameron's EU reforms as she trades jokes with Chancellor George Osborne at Prime Minister's Questions.

French prosecutors are investigating the IAAF's decision to award the 2021 World Athletics Championships to Eugene, the BBC learns.