European leaders should be ashamed by the paltry numbers of refugees from Syria they are prepared to resettle, human rights group Amnesty says.

Farmers' leaders urge the government not to implement plans to cut agricultural subsidies by 15% and transfer the cash to wildlife protection.

Iran says it has captured a spy working for the British intelligence agency MI6 in the south-eastern city of Kerman.

French World Cup winner Thierry Henry will be part of the BBC's 2014 World Cup coverage in Brazil next summer.

Cardiff complete a Heineken Cup double over Glasgow with a gutsy display at Scotstoun to keep alive hopes of progress.

Chronic alcohol abuse was a factor in the death of a UK woman found in a California hospital stairwell 17 days after going missing, a US coroner says.

Travel agencies warn of a new internet scam targeting holidaymakers who booking skiing accommodation online with fraudulent pages.

A dog believed to have been left paralysed by Lincolnshire hare coursers walks to a new home after specialist surgery in Cambridgeshire.