Britain's air force is "stepping up" its aerial bombardment of the Iraqi city of Mosul in preparation for an Iraqi government offensive on the city, held by self-styled Islamic State.

Labour MPs who have sought to depose Jeremy Corbyn are guilty of mugging a decent man "in cold blood", Baroness Chakrabarti tells the BBC.

The sale of National Grid's gas distribution arm should be put on hold, according to the GMB Union.

Horses have joined a select club of animals that can communicate by pointing to symbols, say scientists.

The outcome of the Labour leadership election between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith will be announced later amid calls for party unity after months of in-fighting.

Kentucky police arrest a 20-year-old man dressed as a clown amid reports of dozens of lurking clowns in at least six US states.

Three women have been shot dead at a shopping centre in Burlington in Washington state, police say, with the suspected gunman still at large.

Intensified attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo have left nearly two million people without water and at risk of disease, the UN says.