The Queen becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch later when she passes the record of more than 23,226 days set by Queen Victoria.

At least 15,000 children are separated from a parent because of income rules affecting some migrants, says the Children's Commissioner for England.

Microsoft is returning to court to resist a US government demand that it hand over emails stored on computers in Dublin.

A small sponge-like implant that can mop up cancer cells as they move through the body is developed by US researchers.

UK graduates looking for employment face a brighter landscape than in previous years, the annual survey of the Association of Graduate Recruiters suggests.

A British Airways plane bound for London catches fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of all 172 people on board on emergency slides.

The European Commission president is poised to announce plans to deal with the migrant crisis, including quotas for individual EU countries.

Child mortality has fallen by more than 50% since 1990, a report by the World Health Organization and UN children's organisation Unicef says.