Pressure on local authorities to meet targets for keeping waste out of landfill is at risk of backfiring, a report says.

Tai Chi lessons and reduced medication can prevent falls in the elderly, according to experts in the UK and the US.

A lawyer for one of three men accused of the murder of Michaela McAreavey says his client has made a statement implicating his fellow suspects.

Astronomers reveal the most distant cluster of galaxies ever seen, caught at a never-before-seen stage of development.

The number of people with swine flu who have died in East Yorkshire this winter rises to 10, health officials confirm.

The Bank of England has held its interest rates at 0.5% and decided not to pump more money into the financial system.

Comedian James Corden will present the 2011 Brit awards at London's O2 arena next month, organisers announce.

Union leaders say there is "no justification" for the government to change the law to make it harder for employees to go on strike.