Republican senators delay a vote to confirm former Senator Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense, saying questions remain.

Scientists say they now have conclusive proof that many of the cosmic rays raining down on Earth come from distant exploded stars.

The cost of renting a home in England and Wales fell in January for the third month in a row, but remained higher than a year earlier, a survey suggests.

Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell is charged with 19 sex offences, including one of child rape, after prosecutors review allegations made in 2011.

The finance ministers of the G20 group of nations are meeting in Moscow amid concerns that major trading powers may be heading towards a currency war.

Police identify the charred body found in a mountain cabin after a police gun fight as a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer accused of murder.

The number of people in England facing long A&E waits has risen by a fifth in a year - and is now at its highest level for a decade, a report suggests.

Government plans aimed at limiting the number of attacks on the public by dogs are labelled woefully inadequate by a committee of MPs.