Ross Ulbricht, the founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road, is sentenced to life in prison.

Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper says Labour was "squeamish" about talking about immigration in the past in an interview with Newsnight.

Crisis talks aimed at averting strike action are resuming as a dispute between National Rail and its workers over pay continues.

A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a major trial shows.

Mobile operator EE and the BBC will test a mobile app at the FA Cup final which uses 4G Broadcast technology to offer instant replays to fans in the stadium.

A 16-year-old boy is charged with the murders of two people in Colchester.

People who have filed late tax returns are to be let off paying a £100 fine for missing the deadline, HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed.

The US military orders a review into how it handles anthrax, after discovering more cases of live anthrax sent to laboratories, including one in Australia.