Twelve Mexican police officers are killed in an ambush as they search for the bodies of 10 people whose heads were found on Sunday.

Hairdressers can and should be trained to check their clients for skin cancer, say health experts.

France mounts a large-scale manhunt over deadly shootings at a Jewish school linked with the killings of soldiers, as marchers honour the victims.

Chancellor George Osborne is to set out plans in the Budget to give 20 million taxpayers a detailed breakdown of how their taxes are spent.

The first satellite to be built in Scotland is due to be launched next year as part of a pilot programme for the UK Space Agency.

The singer moves to seventh on the all-time UK best-selling album list overtaking Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

A series of co-ordinated attacks has rocked a number of Iraqi cities, killing at least 38 people, underscoring security fears ahead of a key summit next week.

Inflation in the UK continued to fall in February, thanks largely to lower fuel bills, with the Consumer Prices Index falling to 3.4%, a 15-month low.