UKIP MEP and election candidate Janice Atkinson is suspended "following allegations of a financial nature", the party says.

Prince Charles meets US president Barack Obama at the White House during his tour of the country.

Millions of people could witness the best solar eclipse in years in the UK and northern Europe later, with large areas set to go into deep shadow.

The names of sex offence suspects in England and Wales should not be made public unless they are charged, a cross-party group of MPs says.

A multi-million pound government IT system to process EU subsidy payments for farmers has been largely abandoned following "performance problems".

EU leaders agree to keep sanctions on Russia over its role in the Ukraine conflict until the end of 2015 at the earliest, tying them to a truce deal.

US President Barack Obama tells the Iranian people a nuclear deal presents a rare chance to transform the two countries' relationship.

Plans to overhaul transport across the North of England, including multi-billion pound rail schemes, are being laid out by the government later.