A 98-year-old man appears in court on two charges of attempted murder after a police officer is seriously injured.

Self-test health kits sold online or at chemists could do more harm than good, warns consumer group Which?.

The Ministry of Defence continues to miss targets for the delivery of key equipment to UK troops in Afghanistan, the public spending watchdog says.

Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman apologises after saying "Here we are, the Jews again" when a fellow Labour MP stood up in the Commons.

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has fled to Britain and resigned, the UK Foreign Office says, as rebel fighters continue to be pushed back by Col Gaddafi's forces.

British officials question Libya's Foreign Minister, Moussa Koussa, following his unexpected arrival near London late on Wednesday.

Sale prop Karena Wihongi is suspended from playing for four months after testing positive for a banned stimulant.

India's population grew by 181 million people over the past decade to 1.21bn - but the sex ratio is more skewed than ever, census figures show.