Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador.

A batch of documents has revealed new details about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador.

Iranians say they are sheltering at home and rarely venturing out on near-empty streets as the US-Israeli bombing campaign continues.

Ian Huntley had been serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.

Chester Zoo is leading a call for a change in the way "rain icons" are used in weather forecasts.

This eruption episode sent fragments made of ash, pumice, and pieces of volcanic glass into communities, forcing highway closures and the evacuation of tourists.

A newly unearthed interview from 2013 casts doubt on the Green Party leader's claim to have apologised.

German cross-country skiers turn their backs on the Russian gold medallists on the Winter Paralympics podium in protest against the nation's inclusion at the Games.

Sources tell the BBC that pupils had to hide under their desks as the incident unfolded.