A father says his 14-year-old daughter took her own life after being bullied on a social networking site.

Scientists in the Philippines are weeks from submitting a genetically modified variety of rice to the authorities for biosafety evaluations.

British embassy staff have been withdrawn to the UK from Yemen amid increased security concerns, the Foreign Office says.

Australia still have plenty to play for despite failing to regain the Ashes, says former England captain Alec Stewart

Some business affected by the London riots two years ago say "nothing" has been done to improve the situation.

BBC Sport swimming pundits assess what went wrong for Great Britain at the World Championships and what needs to happen next.

The number of over-60s in England and Wales who are getting divorced is rising, although divorce rates for the rest of the population are falling, the Office for National Statistics says.

Two men die and another is injured in a shooting at a farm and equestrian centre in South Lanarkshire.