Two UK-based philanthropic foundations have donated a total of £1.8m ($3m) to the 12 million people facing starvation in the Horn of Africa.

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Police hunting the killer of a 77-year-old Northumberland woman want to trace a missing man as part of the inquiry.

Parenting style is one of the strongest influences on how a child drinks as a young adult, a study suggests.

A total of 24 new free schools are to open in England next month, the government has said.

A tram popular with tourists derails in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro killing its driver and four passengers, with another 27 injured.

The first minister is to order a public inquiry into the Edinburgh trams project once there is "greater clarity" about its direction.

An inquiry into the death in Iraq of a hotel receptionist in British custody will clear the Army of systematic torture but criticise individual UK soldiers, it is reported.