Wreckage from an Air France passenger jet lost over the Atlantic in 2009 has been found, French investigators announce.

A scheme allowing parents to check if someone in contact with their child is a sex offender extends to all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

The Scottish Conservative Party launches its manifesto ahead of the 5 May Holyrood elections.

More genes which increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease have been identified, scientists say.

A Turkish humanitarian ship carrying more than 250 injured people from the Libyan city of Misrata arrives in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.

David Cameron will be "betraying the trust" of voters if he pushes ahead with planned NHS reforms in England, Labour leader Ed Miliband is to say.

Higher UK postage prices have come into force - with a first-class stamp now costing 46p.

The RAF will need "genuine increases" in its budget over the coming years if it is to run the range of operations ministers demand, its chief says.