Financial incentives could be offered to encourage workers to move on now the default retirement age has been scrapped, a law firm says.

The minimum wage goes up from 1 October, with the main rate for adults aged 21 or over rising by 15p to £6.08 an hour.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the way to bring peace to his country, after the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani, is to talk to Pakistan rather than the Taliban.

The Michael Jackson death trial hears his doctor did not reveal Jackson had used a surgical sedative, and the singer seemed lifeless when paramedics arrived.

Cancer experts are to carry out a major study to see if commonly used blood pressure drugs cut the risk of breast cancer spreading.

Bats are able to locate their prey using echolocation produced by superfast muscles, scientists have found.

One of the world's most powerful "atom smashers", at the leading edge of scientific discovery for two decades, is shut down.

The government says it will make £250m available to help English councils keep or restore weekly bin collections.