After months of speculation, ITV confirms that filming on a new series of much-loved comedy drama Cold Feet will begin early next year.

An estimated £1.2bn hike in the cost of electrifying the Great Western Main Line is "staggering and unacceptable", Parliament's public spending watchdog says.

Homes are evacuated in two separate security alerts close to a police station and an Army barracks in Northern Ireland.

France's interior minister urges European countries to "wake up" following the Paris attacks, ahead of an emergency meeting with his EU counterparts.

The Scotland Bill should be put on hold until the rules on how the new tax and spending powers can be used are made clear, a committee of peers says.

The world's second-largest gem quality diamond has been discovered in Botswana, the Lucara Diamond firm says.

More investment is needed to beat tuberculosis (TB), which has become one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, a coalition of health agencies warn.

All-night vigils are to be held across the UK to mark the 2016 centenary of the Battle of the Somme, it is announced.