Patients thought to have high blood pressure should have the diagnosis confirmed at home, doctors in England and Wales have been told.

Rating agency Moody's cuts Japan's debt rating citing concerns about the size of the country's deficit and borrowing levels.

North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il, is holding talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, on his first trip to Russia since 2002.

Rochdale shock Premier League new boys QPR in the Carling Cup second round.

League Two Shrewsbury Town shock Premier League Swansea City in the second round of the Carling Cup.

GPs should not be referring women who are well but worried for female genital cosmetic surgery on the NHS, say experts.

A man lost his nose, ears, and lip during an attack outside a Liverpool nightclub, police say.

Tottenham Hotspur's legal battle to take over the 2012 Olympic Stadium after the Games is continuing despite claims it is about to drop it.