Mitsubishi Motors admits falsifying fuel economy test data for more than 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan.

The UK science community draws vital benefits from EU membership and could lose influence in the event of an exit, says a House of Lords report.

After-school clubs can improve the academic performance and social skills of disadvantaged primary pupils, a Nuffield Foundation study finds.

The government has paid more than £18m over the past four years in compensation to people held unlawfully in immigration detention, Freedom of Information figures show.

Governors in a Knowsley academy are to make a final decision on whether to close a sixth form which would mean an entire borough would have no A-level places.

David Cameron defends controversial plans to force all state schools in England to become academies, saying it is time to "finish the job".

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik wins part of his human rights case against the state

A student who has previously refused to condemn the so-called Islamic State is elected as the president of the National Union of Students.