"Non-human biologics" were recovered by the US government from crash sites, according to a former US intelligence official. 

A man who shot dead a Metropolitan Police custody sergeant after smuggling a gun into a holding cell has been handed a whole life jail sentence.

Ukrainian troops appear to have broken through Russian defensive positions in the south, according to initial reports out of the region.

A consumer debt advice start-up aimed at helping Britons weather the cost-of-living crisis has secured external funding ahead of its public launch.

A local council in Nadine Dorries's constituency is demanding she resigns as an MP "immediately", saying "residents desperately need effective representation now".

The Parole Board must reconsider its decision to allow double child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.

The "routine" housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels by the Home Office is unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

Transport for London (TfL) has been fined £10m for health and safety failings that led up to the Croydon tram disaster.

Nominees for this year's Mercury Prize have been announced - with Alex Turner equalling records with his fifth nod for Arctic Monkeys, Raye making her debut after ditching her record label, and in-demand DJ Fred Again also recognised.

Sinead O'Connor was found unresponsive at her home in London and pronounced dead at the scene.