The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

The BBC spoke to voters from different states for their reaction to Democrats taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Most analysts are predicting an increase from 3.75% to 4%, the first increase in more than three years.

Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.

Is it symptom a health service at breaking point - or a positive way of involving the public?

Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.

Vickrum Digwa, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Henry Nowak, appeals his sentence.

Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago

British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.

The final piece in a £2bn rail project is late, with less than half of the trains tested.