British troops dropped Afghan prisoners from a forklift "for fun", and a soldier who raised concerns about the killing of three farmers in a raid by special forces was called a "Taliban-loving apologist", an inquiry has heard.

A cross-party group of MPs has told prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham he should allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want.

Troubled South East Water is facing a £30.5m redress package for multiple customer service failures, the industry watchdog has announced.

The persistent disadvantage gap in schools will be an "early challenge" for the next prime minister, researchers are warning.

World-leading medical research in the UK is not yet delivering better health outcomes for enough people in the country, according to a new report.

A fifth British national has been identified as a victim of a wildfire in southern Spain in which killed more than a dozen people.

A prisoner inside Wandsworth jail helped Daniel Khalife get money while he was on the run after escaping from prison under a food delivery truck, a court has heard.

Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged "extreme right-wing terrorism" threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk.

Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of three people were found in a family home in Ballymena, Co Antrim. 

An MP groped the breasts of two women at a London club after pestering them to join him for a drink, a court has heard.