Italian author Roberto Saviano, who has lived in hiding since writing an expose about the Naples mafia, wins an international writer of courage award.

The UK will continue to see a big rise in the number of people living in poverty, a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns.

Up to 10 times more oil than originally estimated is now thought to be leaking from a cargo ship stranded on a reef off the New Zealand coast, officials say.

When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who have found a link between use and higher death rates among older women.

Downing Street says "serious mistakes" were made by the defence secretary in his working relationship with Adam Werritty as the scale of their meetings is revealed.

Senior civil servants investigating the conduct of Defence Secretary Liam Fox are expected to interview his close friend Adam Werrity.

Silverstone motor racing circuit is to house one of the first in a new wave of specialist university technical colleges (UTCs).

Belfast's School of Dentistry at Queen's University has come under severe criticism by the UK body which regulates dental professionals.