Labour has sensationally been beaten by the Scottish National Party in the Glasgow East by-election.

White House hopeful Barack Obama is due to arrive in Britain on the final leg of a high-profile world tour designed to boost his foreign policy credentials.

The Ministry of Defence has denied it has agreed to spend £3bn on new nuclear warheads, despite documents revealing a senior official told the arms industry a decision had already been made.

More than 100 soldiers have been honoured for bravery and commitment displayed while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A 20-year-old British mother accused of strangling her newborn son in Crete has been readmitted to hospital after being told she would be remanded in custody.

HIV-infected patients in high-income countries are living 13 years longer thanks to improvements in medication, university research suggests.

Fears are growing for a British climber missing in Pakistan.

A footballer is due to appear in court to face a charge of burglary relating to the theft of cash and mobile phones from a nightclub staff room.

A painter and decorator who received a £30 fine for smoking in his own van has warned that British civil liberties are "going up in smoke".

Universal access to contraception is needed to help fight climate change, it has been claimed.

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