Neil Heslin, the father of a boy slain in a mass school shooting in December, has broken down in tears at a US Senate hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban.

Neil Heslin, the father of a boy slain in a mass school shooting in December, has broken down in tears at a US Senate hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban.

The father of a six-year-old boy killed in a mass school shooting in December breaks down in tears at a Senate hearing on a bill to ban assault weapons.

The father of a six-year-old boy killed in a mass school shooting breaks down in tears at a Senate hearing on a bill to ban assault weapons.

Investigating the power of art to heal the sick

The Ministry of Defence has bought billions of pounds worth of equipment that it does not need, the Public Accounts Committee says.

Meet the women of New York's Miss Subways contest, 1941-1976

Meet the women of New York's Miss Subways contest, 1941-1976

Robbie Williams says performing to a "dead hall" at a "dull" Brit Awards inspired a free new track in which he launches an attack on the ceremony.

Congressional leaders head to the White House on Friday to discuss how to avert a series of deep budget cuts, on the day they are due to take effect.

Congressional leaders head to the White House on Friday to discuss how to avert a series of deep budget cuts, on the day they are due to take effect.

The Supreme Court hears an Alabama county's challenge to a landmark 1965 voting rights law.

The way cancer cells can make a completely chaotic mess of their genetic code in order to thrive has been explained by UK researchers.