Peers are to decide whether to delay the government's proposed cuts to tax credits or scupper them entirely in a series of votes in the House of Lords.

The prime minister is facing a direct legal challenge over changes to the code which sets out rules and standards for ministers in public office.

The woman accused of murdering Becky Watts was "angry" and "appalled" to learn her boyfriend confessed to killing her, a court hears.

Candidates' names will be removed from university application forms from 2017, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Left-winger Daniel Scioli leads exit polls in Argentina's presidential election, but it is not yet clear if he has won outright.

The way cycling deaths are treated by police and prosecutors may need to change, the former Director of Public Prosecutions tells the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.

A suspect is arrested in Belgium after a masked man tried to crash his car through the gates of an army barracks near the city of Namur.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the TalkTalk hacking attack, Scotland Yard has said.