The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.

More than 50 GPs involved in new clinical commissioning groups have warned the NHS may be "in peril" if government reforms are derailed.

Halifax and Bank of Scotland charity credit cards which have helped to raise millions of pounds will be withdrawn, Lloyds Banking Group announces

The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is in Britain to meet David Cameron following France's decision to speed up the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan.

Two brothers are charged with the murder of a man who was found shot, decapitated and burnt in Stockport.

Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday.

There was standing-room only at Martyrs' Memorial Church in Belfast at a farewell service for the Rev Ian Paisley.

Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation.

South Sudan says it will complete its threatened shutdown of oil production on Saturday after no deal was reached with Sudan over pipeline use.

David Cameron would be acting like a "dictator" if he allowed same-sex unions to be called marriages, says the Archbishop of York.

Three people are arrested after protesters from the economic justice movement, Occupy London, take over a new building in London's financial district.

Security for the 2012 Olympics will be tested at a Scottish football match at Hampden Park stadium this weekend.

A team of demolition workers has discovered a ghostly image while knocking down a former boarding house.