Wreckage from an Air France passenger jet lost over the Atlantic in 2009 has been found, French investigators announce.

A scheme allowing parents to check if someone in contact with their child is a sex offender extends to all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

More genes which increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease have been identified, scientists say.

A key aide of Ivory Coast's internationally recognised president, Alassane Ouattara, says the time is right for a "rapid offensive" against the country's main city, Abidjan.

The one-and-a-half million people who claim incapacity benefit will start to receive letters this week asking them to be tested for their ability to work.

Detectives investigating the shooting of a five-year-old girl in a shop in south London arrest a third person.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says that the margin of his side's win over Sunderland is a surprise.

Details of a new flat-rate state pension likely to be worth £155-a-week from 2015-16 will be unveiled later on Monday.