The overseer of the internet's addressing system gives final approval to the creation of a .xxx domain for explicit material.

The Government is set to announce measures in the Budget to make it easier for companies in England to convert commercial property into private dwellings.

Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie will tell her party to hold on to its principles, just weeks from the Scottish Parliament elections.

A protein which could be targeted for a tuberculosis vaccine has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London.

A survivor of Japan's earthquake and tsunami is pulled from rubble eight days after the disaster that has left more than 18,000 dead or missing.

Prince William will visit hurricane-ravaged parts of Australia on a tour that has taken in areas of New Zealand devastated by last month's earthquake.

Comic Relief raises more than £74.3m, the highest figure reached on the night of the show in its 23-year history.

US President Barack Obama is departing for a five-day trip to Latin America aimed at building markets for US exports and bolstering US influence.