A man is charged in connection with the deaths of a couple from Halifax who were killed in a quadbike crash in the Maldives.

Up to 11 boys were castrated while in the care of the Dutch Catholic church in the 1950s, a newspaper has found, prompting MPs to call for an inquiry.

A lawyer for Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, says there is little evidence against his client.

Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly treat cancer, new evidence published in The Lancet suggests.

A large difference between the blood pressure in each arm suggests a bigger risk of dying early, a study claims.

New World Bank analysis says illegal logging makes $10-15bn (£7.5-11bn) for criminal gangs worldwide, and urges justice authorities to get tough.

The four victims of a gunman who struck a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse are being flown to Israel for funerals due shortly in Jerusalem.

The Queen says she has rededicated herself "to the service of our great country and its people" as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.