The former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck is to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.

Exam board Edexcel says it is "certain" the standard of its qualifications are on a par with its rivals, after claims they are too easy.

New Zealand beat Australia by seven runs in Hobart, to record their first victory over them on Australian soil since 1985 and draw the Test series 1-1.

Sportsday Live featuring reaction to the weekend's Premier League action, a round-up of results from around the world, plus more.

Gene therapy could reduce the need for medication in haemophilia B patients.

The UK and eurozone economies will contract sharply in 2012, economists at Standard Chartered bank forecast.

The trial of a man and woman accused of blackmailing Manchester United football star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen begins.

Two teenagers who used Facebook to try to start a riot in a Scottish city are sentenced to three years each.