Schools will need to fund some of the rise, which unions say will further stretch existing budgets.

Lloyds says it remains committed to the town of Halifax and very little will change for customers.

The historic masterpiece will travel from France to go on display on UK soil for the first time.

The historic masterpiece will travel from France to go on display on UK soil for the first time.

Security camera footage from the Colorado property shows a man using several methods to coax a black bear out of a vehicle.

BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".

BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".

Three teenage boys convicted of rape should have been detained, the Court of Appeal hears.

England saw its warmest June since records began in 1865 and the second warmest for the whole of the UK according to data just released…

Right-back Marco Palestra, 21, becomes Xabi Alonso's first signing as Chelsea manager.