Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine as government forces and pro-Russian rebels try to make gains ahead of possible peace talks on Wednesday.

The US confirms the death of aid worker Kayla Mueller, the last American hostage known to be held by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.

The UK is not planning to send arms to Ukraine but it cannot allow its armed forces to collapse, the foreign secretary says.

A former Home Office researcher says a bullying culture at Rotherham Council led to her warnings of child sexual exploitation being suppressed years before action was finally taken.

Scientists gain new insights into what lies at the very centre of the Earth, with a US-Chinese team saying its inner core is made of two parts.

Malaysia's top court upholds opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's conviction for sodomy, in a case he says is politically motivated.

David Cameron is to urge business leaders to give workers a pay rise, while the head of the British Chambers of Commerce will use its conference to call for an EU referendum in 2016.

An investigation continues after a tipper truck crash on a steep hill in Bath left a child and three adults dead.