Barack Obama is to formally accept his historic nomination for the White House in a speech at the Democrats' convention.

Scottish police had information that could have changed the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, a BBC programme learns.

Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines suspends all operations after applying to go into administration.

The government must provide more money to help Britain's six million unpaid carers, MPs say.

Three men who were being questioned about an alleged threat to kill Gordon Brown are charged with terror offences.