Teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a six-year-old pupil in the US, is "showing signs of improvement".

Without greater transparency, money risks influencing our politics in the dark, it's time to check who is paying our politicians and to ask why.

On a freezing, foggy evening in December, the House of Commons finally formally responded to the last major financial sleaze scandal to hit parliament, and in doing so, sent an important signal about the way politicians look after themselves.

MPs have earned £17.1m on top of their salaries in this parliament, with around two-thirds of the money going to just 20 MPs.

Richard Branson has revealed a bizarre story about finding Elon Musk in the kitchen of his New Mexico house in the middle of the night before his first space flight.

NFL star Damar Hamlin has thanked fans for their support after he suffered a dramatic cardiac arrest mid-game.

A former American defence intelligence analyst, who became a Cold War-era double agent and spied for Cuba, has been freed from jail.

Two years after the death of music producer and convicted killer Phil Spector, a controversial bid to clear his name is understood to be under way.

MPs have found in the wake of efforts to tackle a drop in sporting participation after the London Olympics the destination of more than £1bn in grants remains unknown.

The prime minister has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS.