Surprise Middle East talks Leading Israeli and Palestinian officials have held a surprise meeting in Tel Aviv at the residence of the US ambassador to Israel, Edward Walker.

A nature reserve in Suffolk has seen a recovery in the numbers of bitterns.

A parachutist was left suspended 60ft (18m) in the air after crash landing in a tree in a church graveyard.

Burma's ruling junta has renewed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest.

A blaze at a disused railway shed in Carlisle is being treated as arson, Cumbria Fire Service said.

The NHS is set to publish hospitals' mortality rates for certain kinds of surgery, it has been revealed.

Law In Action kicks off the summer series with an in-depth look at the role of forensic science and its impact on justice.

Actor Michael Sheen will receive the freedom of the borough of Neath Port Talbot, allowing him to drive sheep on one of his home town's busiest roads.