Labour won the most council seats in England

Labour has defended its local election showing amid concerns about the campaign from within its own ranks.

The party is on course to beat the Conservatives by two percentage points, gaining more than 300 councillors.

But along with the Lib Dems...

The US Coast Guard issued photographs of Cheeki Rafiki's upturned hull overnight on Friday

The hull of the missing UK yacht Cheeki Rafiki has been found in the North Atlantic by a US Navy warship, the US Coast Guard has said.

A surface swimmer identified the name on the back of the boat...

The case was heard at the High Court earlier this month

Two Slovakian parents have failed to block the adoption of two of their sons by a same sex couple in Kent.

The Catholic couple, who are of Roma origin, argued their two young children would grow up...

Voting took place early on Ireland's small western islands such as Inishfree

Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic have been voting on the second day of European elections.

In the European Parliament 11 seats go to MEPs from the Republic of Ireland, while the Czech Republic gets 21...

Jean-Claude Juncker (left) and Martin Schulz attend a debate in Hamburg on Tuesday

Candidates vying for the EU's top job - president of the European Commission - have been canvassing support across the 28 member states.

Four men and one woman are standing, in the hope that success for...