Leah Bracknell, the actress who played Emmerdale's Zoe Tate, has announced she has terminal lung cancer.

A writer and human rights activist faces six years' imprisonment in Iran for penning an unpublished story about stoning.

Liverpool FC's first black player, Howard Gayle, who rejected an MBE, wants the word "Empire" removed from the award.

The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew has soared to 283, the government announces.

The most popular place for Londoners to move to is Birmingham, according to official figures.

UKIP launches an inquiry after one of its MEPs was taken to hospital following an altercation with a colleague in the European Parliament.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he could cut as many as 70% of federal US regulations if he is elected.

Girls from five to 14 spend 40% more time on unpaid chores than boys do, a report from the UN children's agency finds.