Lecturers at 67 UK universities are going to re-start a programme of industrial action from 10 October over changes to their pension scheme.

Protests against corporate influence in politics spread to Washington DC as unions step up support for demonstrators near Wall Street in New York.

Parents on low incomes who are working less than 16 hours a week will be eligible for childcare support from 2013, under new government plans.

Health service managers have called on the government to be more honest with the public about the financial challenges facing the NHS in England.

Dangerous drivers could face longer jail terms under a proposal to go before Parliament.

Samsung Electronics forecasts a dip in profits for the third quarter as demand for flat-screen TVs and computer chips falls.

The cause of a severe form of hypoglycaemia - very low levels of sugar in the blood - is genetic, say researchers.

Scientists find that gamma rays coming from the Crab Nebula are far more energetic than expected, and higher than our understanding of pulsars can explain.