Senior officials at an NHS watchdog have been accused of a cover-up after destroying their own report into a hospital maternity unit at the centre of a care scandal.
A new criminal offence punishing bankers for "reckless misconduct" while running their institutions is the centrepiece of proposals unveiled by a group of MPs and peers aimed at...
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of Irishwoman Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia.
The UK is expected to bask in the hottest temperatures of the year so far today, forecasters have predicted.
A "popular and well-liked" British teenager has died after apparently plunging 10 floors from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Bulgaria.
The name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's newborn baby girl has reportedly been revealed by a nurse at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Hospital.
The director of the National Security Agency has insisted the US government's sweeping surveillance programmes have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide.
Investigators with jackhammers and shovels have been digging under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster who is said to have buried victims in familiar places.
Major supermarkets and food manufacturers are introducing a new traffic light labelling system to help people make healthier choices.
A teenage boy and girl from the same school have died after being hit by a high-speed train in Hertfordshire.
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