The Commons culture committee will investigate the issue following a number of allegations involving top footballers.

Healthy people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke could be doing more harm than good, warn researchers.

Detectives investigate a possible new sighting of a young woman found murdered on the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.

At least 15 people are killed by three bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say, with two devices suspected to have targeted Shia pilgrims.

Google is profiting from illegal ads - including London 2012 Olympics ticket resellers - generated by its flagship advertising system, the BBC finds.

The UK economy will remain weak for the foreseeable future, but recession is not inevitable, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce.

Nicotine patches may improve the memory of elderly people experiencing the earliest symptoms of dementia, say researchers.

The risk of a heart attack is increased shortly after bereavement, findings show.