The governor of the US state of Missouri readies the National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the police killing of a black teenager.

Organised child sex abuse is widespread in England and councils must review protection policies, a report by MPs on the Rotherham exploitation scandal says.

The NHS ombudsman - the independent service that investigates patients' complaints - is wholly ineffective and failing families, warns the Patients Association.

The number of terrorist attacks and deaths from terrorism rose sharply in 2013, with Islamist militants behind most cases, a new report says.

More than a quarter of sexual offences, and almost one in five of all reported crimes, are not being recorded in England and Wales because of "indefensible" failings by police, a report says.

A Muslim convert who has been stripped of his British citizenship due to alleged extremism says he has been left stateless and appeals to the Supreme Court.

Hong Kong bailiffs clear out part of a protest site near government offices after a high court ruling, but students say they will not resist.

The Public Accounts Committee criticises HM Revenue & Customs for its "unacceptably slow" action against tax avoiders.