Four high-profile British jihadists who are fighting or recruiting for Islamic State militants in Syria are made subject to UN international sanctions.

London turns down the chance to host the start of the 2017 Tour de France because of cost concerns, angering the race owners.

A Belfast hospital carries out five kidney transplants in a single day, equalling the UK record.

Russia has not ruled out conducting air strikes against Islamic State targets, President Vladimir Putin says after meeting his US counterpart in New York.

Three people are being held in connection with an assault in which a woman had acid thrown in her face

Nepal is considering banning anyone deemed too young or too old - or with a severe disability - from attempting to climb Mount Everest.

The graduate selection process at Deloitte will conceal the schools and university attended by applicants, in a bid to promote social mobility.

UK regulators grant a licence for a drug called pertuzumab, or Perjeta, that fights early but aggressive breast cancer.