Firefighters in England say their next one-day strike in the long-running dispute with the government over pensions will be on 25 February.

Two West Virginia towns have been evacuated after a freight train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames.

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze which broke out in a pub in the centre of Aberdeen on Monday evening.

Too many children in England are still "slipping though the net" and remain at risk of sexual abuse, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner says.

Family court judges in England will be able to order DNA tests to determine a child's parentage from September, Justice Minister Simon Hughes announces.

Ukrainian government and rebel forces fail to meet a deadline to start withdrawing heavy weapons, the second phase of last week's ceasefire agreement.

All schools in England should have to teach sex-and-relationships education (SRE), MPs have said in a report.

The National Crime Agency must "drastically" increase the amount of criminal assets it recovers to "justify its budget", a committee of MPs says.