Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney says he appears to be a victim of phone hacking and will talk to the police when he returns to the UK from a US tour.

Tiger Woods returns from injury with a two-under-par 68, six strokes off the first-round lead, after day one of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday.

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs faces up to life in prison after being convicted on child sexual assault charges by a jury in Texas.

A quick and cheap test could save the lives of babies born with congenital heart defects, doctors say.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Syrian government has killed at least 2,000 people in its attempts to crush opposition protests.

Edinburgh's festival season begins with the official opening of the Fringe and the Royal Military Tattoo.

A pioneering technology to detect fingermarks at a crime scene could reveal extra information about a suspect

Councils must publish lists of their assets to show which can be sold instead of cutting services, the government says.