British Gas's operating profits rose 24% in 2010 to £742m, its parent company Centrica says.

Sir Alex Ferguson is disappointed after his Manchester United side fail to score an away goal against Marseille after a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on the body of child murderer Colin Hatch who was killed at Full Sutton high-security prison in East Yorkshire.

The proportion of 18-24-year-olds not in employment, education or training in England at the end of 2010 was up on previous years, figures show.

The number of foreign migrants settling in the UK rose by 22% to 237,890 last year, official immigration figures show.

Capuchin monkeys wee on their hands, then rub their urine on their fur, to signal their sexual status, scientists discover.

A 42-year-old woman has been accused of murdering a four-year-old girl in Inverness.

A retired businessman is found guilty of stabbing his wife to death at their home near Pershore, Worcestershire.