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

The UK Border Agency investigates a scam exposed by BBC Wales where overseas students are helped to cheat their way to UK degrees and visas.

Supermarket group Tesco reports a rise in half-year profits despite a fall in underlying UK sales, while rival Sainsbury posts slightly better sales.

Thousands of health and education workers are taking part in a 24-hour strike in protest at budget cuts.

A prisoner who attacked Soham killer Ian Huntley and strangled child killer Colin Hatch is ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years in jail.

A British woman killed when a helicopter she was travelling in plunged into a New York river is named.

US network Fox says it can no longer afford to produce hit animated comedy The Simpsons without a pay cut for its cast.

Western nations express anger and disappointment at China and Russia's vetoes of a UN Security Council resolution against the Syrian regime.