A top US Republican criticises a Senate bill that could penalise China for alleged currency undervaluation as "pretty dangerous".

Forty million smokers around the world could die from TB by 2050, research suggests.

The overhaul of the NHS in England will cause irreparable harm, according to leading public health doctors.

Con-artists are resorting to basic card snatching, police say, as the payments industry continues to cut losses from more hi-tech crimes.

China and Russia veto a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters.

Boris Johnson rules out standing for election as an MP - and therefore any bid to lead the Conservatives - while he remains mayor of London.

The home of World War II codebreakers at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire wins a £4.6m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Drivers have cut their petrol consumption by more than 15% since the recession began, research by the AA suggests.