Almost 90% of councils in England are now only offering social care to those whose needs are deemed substantial or critical, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

A woman is found dead in a hotel room and the body of a man, believed to be her partner, is found later on a railway line.

PM David Cameron says the murder of David Haines is an "act of pure evil", after the release of a video purporting to show the UK hostage's beheading.

In a significant step forward for shark conservation, all trade in five named species is to be regulated from today.

Both sides in the referendum debate say they are working for every vote on the final weekend before Scotland goes to the polls.

Sweden is set to vote in its parliamentary election, with opinion polls suggesting the Social Democrats may regain power.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to speak in Berlin at a mass rally against anti-Semitism, amid a sharp rise in attacks on the Jewish community.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been trapped by flooding in Kashmir and other areas of northern India and Pakistan.