Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25 lower than in June.

Of the six border crossings between Lebanon and Syria, two remain functional after Israeli airstrikes forced the others shut.

The Government said it will move to a fairer system of allocating money as it published the local government financial settlement for next year.

N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos had a bug removed from her ear when she asked medics to get it out during a Bushtucker Trial.

Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef and is committed to fully co-operating throughout the process, Banijay UK said (Andrew Matthews/PA) ...