The Liberal Democrats are calling for the suspension of arms export licences to Israel, adding to the pressure David Cameron is facing over Gaza following Baroness Warsi's resignation.

Both sides of the independence debate claim their side came out on top in the TV head to head between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling.

Two British medical students from Newcastle University - named as Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger - are stabbed to death in Borneo, police say.

A consignment of chemicals transported to the UK as part of an agreement to dismantle Syrian weapons is destroyed.

John Kerry tells the BBC that Israel and the Palestinians must take advantage of the Gaza truce to move towards broader negotiations.

Three-quarters of British businesses believe a significant skills crisis will hit the UK within the next three years, according to a new report.

A Russian group hacks 1.2 billion usernames and passwords belonging to more than 500 million email addresses, in what is being described as the "largest data breach" ever.

Anyone found guilty of rigging wholesale gas and electricity prices faces up to two years in jail, under new proposals by the government.