Midfielder Jack Wilshere looks set to miss England's friendly with the Netherlands on 10 August after suffering an ankle injury in an Arsenal pre-season match.

Journalists at the BBC are taking part in a second 24-hour strike over compulsory redundancies.

A cheap and portable blood test could provide a breakthrough for diagnosing infections in remote areas, a study in the journal Nature Medicine says.

The UK economy will grow at a "sluggish" rate this year, the CBI says as it lowers its annual growth forecast.

Households looking to install renewable heating systems such as biomass boilers and solar panels are now eligible for up to £1,250 from the government.

The top US military officer says that, despite Osama Bin Laden's death, the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan is still the epicentre of terrorism.

Up to nine million people face a "bleak old age" because of falling through the cracks of private sector pension provision, a review says.

President Obama says Republican and Democratic leaders have agreed a deal to raise the US debt limit, which will now be voted on in Congress.