Graduate salaries fail to keep pace as student debt soars
Too many students plunging into debts of £50,000 just to receive "paltry" salaries, according to chairman of Education Select Committee.
'Fake news!' Trump draws furious reaction in UK as he claims NHS is broke and not working
US President Donald Trump has caused anger in the UK by claiming that the NHS is "broke and not working".
'I am not afraid of you': Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam defiant as Belgian trial begins
The only surviving suspect of the 2015 Paris terror attacks has refused to cooperate with the court at a hearing in Brussels related to separate terror charges.
Read full Nunes Memo: Trump claims 'shameful' FBI abuse of power in Russia investigation
The Nunes Memo has been released by the House Intelligence Committee alleging abuse of power by the FBI over the investigation into collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Germany defies Turkey to grant asylum to alleged coup plotters
Germany has granted asylum to four Turkish soldiers, one of whom is accused of being a leading figure in the failed July 2016 military coup.
Jeremy Corbyn's tax return shows he earned £136,762 in 2017
Labour leader releases tax return and calls on Theresa May to do the same. She last revealed her tax in Tory leadership campaign.
Russia to station warplanes on disputed island near Japan
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says air force could use civilian airport on Kurile Islands, claimed by both Russia and Japan.
Minister apologises for civil service Brexit 'conspiracy theory'
Brexit under-secretary Steve Baker has apologised to parliament for backing a "conspiracy theory" claiming that the civil service is attempting to stop Brexit.
90 migrants feared drowned off Libyan coast
The UN migration agency says that 90 people are feared drowned after a smuggler's boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya's coast.
Fake news: Jack the Ripper letters may have been journalist hoax
New analysis of two letters, supposedly written by the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, suggests that they may have been penned by journalists.
900 gold miners trapped underground after South Africa power failure
Around 900 miners are trapped in a South African gold mine following a power outage blamed on a thunderstorm which brought down electrical lines.
Poorest Britons left behind as millionaires ride wealth boom
New figures from the ONS 2014-16 wealth in Great Britain survey show that growing UK household wealth is overwhelmingly weighted towards older and wealthier Britons.
Poland's controversial Holocaust law prompts Israel-US backlash
Polish senate backs bill making it illegal to attribute crimes of Nazi Germany to Polish state or people.
MP Matt Hancock's app is a privacy 'comedy of errors'
Culture secretary becomes first MP to launch own app, though early reports suggest its privacy policy has significant flaws.
Cape Town Day Zero: Could you survive on 50 litres of water a day?
Day Zero - the day when Cape Town, South Africa could be the world's first major city to run out of water - is approaching.
Ryanair to put Brexit clause in summer 2019 tickets
Ryanair will put a 'Brexit clause' into all tickets for summer 2019, in case a UK-EU deal on aviation is not agreed before the UK leaves the bloc.
Who is Clare Lombardelli? First woman to be appointed Treasury chief economist
Clare Lombardelli has become the first woman to be appointed chief economist to the UK Treasury.
Spanish police foil 4-tonne orange heist
Four tonnes of stolen oranges have been recovered by Spanish police in Seville after they pulled over two suspicious vehicles, bursting with the fruits.
Emily Thornberry claims 'coalition of cavemen' standing in way of votes for 16-year-olds
Labour MP slams Tories and DUP for backwardness after they oppose cutting voting age in UK to 16. "Change cannot be resisted," she says
Veteran spies label plan to uses terror intel as Brexit bargaining chip 'absurd'
A post-Brexit intelligence-sharing agreement is vital to ensure British and European security, the former heads of MI6 and GCHQ have said.
Labour appeals directly to the Queen for release of leaked Brexit analysis
Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer uses ancient parliamentary procedure to force government's hand on leaked document.
60,000 North Korean children face starvation and death as sanctions block aid
Unicef has warned that up to 60,000 North Korean children are at risk of starvation as international sanctions block desperately-needed aid.
Syrian government linked to massive sarin nerve gas attack by lab tests
First proof links Syrian government chemical weapons stockpile to largest nerve gas attack in seven-year civil war.
Gibraltar chief minister claims Brexit veto and demands a second referendum
Leader of British territory on edge of Spain says he has power to choose which parts of Brexit deal to implement and which to avoid.
CIA chief: We will steal secrets on behalf of the American people
CIA director Mike Pompeo has said he believes Russia will attempt to interfere in the 2018 US midterm elections.
1.6m disability claims to be reviewed after government mental health U-turn
High Court ruling against Theresa May's government on extra disability benefits to result in higher awards for 220,000 claimants.
Mass roundups in Turkey as Erdogan cracks down on critics of Syrian offensive
More than 300 people have been detained for criticising Turkey's offensive into Syria on social media, as the government cracks down on dissenters.
Brexit: EU takes 2 minutes to offer UK status quo transition without representation
The EU has said it will offer a "status quo transition without national representation" from March 2019 until 31 December 2020.
Conservatives are better looking than liberals, says study
A new study indicates attractive people are more likely to be conservative than liberal, as better treatment makes them blind to the need for left-wing policies.
Theresa May's Brexit bill is 'constitutionally unacceptable' declare Lords
Lords Constitutional Committee demands major rewrites of troubled Withdrawal Bill ahead of discussion by peers.