The number of women dying from cancer of the womb - known as uterine cancer - has increased by more than 15% in the past decade, according to the charity Cancer Research UK.

The UK fertility regulator is seeking to reduce the taboo around egg and sperm donation by encouraging altruistic donation.

Tax and benefit changes announced by Chancellor George Osborne over the past 18 months are set to come into force on Friday, affecting millions of people.

Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers have been introduced by seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England.

The developer of the Mass Effect 3 video game is to offer an expanded ending following complaints, but resists making major changes.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is being kept in isolation and has been beaten, his representatives at the International Criminal Court allege.

More than half a million Apple computers have been infected with the Flashback Trojan, malware designed to steal personal information.

A 24-year-old student dies after being hit by an unmarked police car in Birmingham.