French president Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.Read
Two commuter trains serving New York City have collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of fatalities.Read
Schools are losing their sense of humour under piles of data and spreadsheets as headteachers are forced to "wrestle with an octopus" of government initiatives and reforms, according to a union leader.Read
The Archbishop of Westminster will bless more than 600 married couples to celebrate marriage as "an exclusive commitment and a life-long partnership between a man and a woman".Read
Concerns about the financial health of the Co-operative's banking arm are likely to loom large when the food-to-funerals group faces members at its AGM.Read
The number of people claiming extra handouts from councils to meet housing costs has soared following the introduction of the so-called "bedroom tax", figures have revealed.Read
The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has accused a coroner of abandoning his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility for her husband's death.Read
The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has accused a coroner of abandoning "his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility" for her husband's death.Read
Independence campaigners have hit out at Ukip leader Nigel Farage's attack on "anti-English" demonstrators whose protests led to him being barricaded in a pub during a campaign trip.Read
Trade unions have criticised a report that claimed fire and rescue services in England could save up to £200 million a year if they were operated more efficiently.Read