Advocacy group Cage is no longer being funded by two charities, according to the Charity Commission.

A £1bn British army contract to replace its Apache attack helicopters is being held up due to lobbying by the firm Augusta Westland, say Whitehall insiders.

A parliamentary committee says police use of biometrics needs greater control, amid concern about images of innocent people being kept on file.

A former NHS boss who says he was sacked for raising patient safety concerns has called for an apology and a "comparable" job.

Every police force in England and Wales is preparing for dealing with major budget cuts over the next five years, BBC research finds.

Malaysia's transport minister tells the BBC he is confident the missing MH370 aircraft will be found in the southern Indian Ocean.

Scotland cannot afford the risk of the Conservatives emerging as the largest party in the May UK election, Labour leader Ed Miliband will say.

Five people - three of them Europeans - are killed in an attack on a nightclub in Mali's capital city of Bamako.