The US vice-president says the agreement is "about a page and a half" and "very general", meaning many details will be worked out later.

A government spokesman tells the BBC the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

The claims also prompted a response from UK media regulator Ofcom, who called them "deeply concerning".

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

Andrea Egan tellls the BBC that Labour haven't delivered and her election demonstrated that members were desperate to have their voices heard.

A previously unpublished report details problems in Nottingham's maternity units before a major review.

The incident occurred on Monday morning while the aircraft had been on a routine test mission.

She wants to warn others after her husband pressured her into sex she did not want, she says.

The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was put in an induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery.