A UK vote to leave the European Union would cause an "immediate economic shock" that could slow house price growth, Chancellor George Osborne says.

Mexico grants the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States on drug smuggling and murder charges.

There were smoke alerts inside the cabin of the EgyptAir passenger plane shortly before it crashed in the Mediterranean, unconfirmed reports say.

Most households have never checked their own credit report, research by consumer group Which? suggests.

A 37-year-old woman is charged after 11 children playing in a Northumberland park were bitten by a dog.

A Greek ruling not to send a Syrian asylum seeker back to Turkey because it is not considered safe raises questions over the EU's migrant deal.

Councils would be given the power to limit "skyrocketing" rent increases under proposals to be unveiled by shadow chancellor John McDonnell.

The Church of Scotland is due to decide whether to allow its ministers to be in same-sex marriages.