Gethin Jenkins is to miss Wales' Six Nations as the Cardiff Blues prop is to undergo toe surgery.

A man is charged with murdering a 14-month-old boy who died at an east London hospital after suffering an abdominal injury.

US prosecutors charge 22-year-old Jared Loughner with trying to assassinate a congresswoman and killing two other government officials.

The trial of six green campaigners collapses after an undercover policeman who had infiltrated their group offers to give evidence on their behalf.

Young people on work placements of three months or more should be paid at least £2.50 an hour, a leading business group says.

A new invention which cancels out the noise of a dentist's drill could help people overcome their fear of a checkup

Stroke patients could be helped to recover their movement more quickly after taking Prozac, a study says.

The designer of TV show Bob The Builder makes the shorlist for the annual Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.