More than 100 people have been killed by the Syrian army in the village of Tremseh, opposition activists say.

New powers to gather communications data will make it easier to convict murderers and paedophiles, law enforcement chiefs say.

Output from the UK construction sector fell 6.3% in May compared with a year earlier, official figures show, due in part to the fall in new public works.

Germany's leader backs Jewish and Muslim communities' rights to circumcision, after a court ruled it was illegal.

Sport Minister says priority lanes for Olympic athletes and officials could be suspended if London grinds to a halt.

G4S says it is "deeply disappointed" it has not hired enough security guards for the London Olympics, and says it stands to lose up to £50m on the contract.

One in five women who has breast conserving surgery, rather than a mastectomy, in England ends up having another operation, a study says.

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy says she is "hugely honoured" by being awarded the 2012 Pen Pinter Prize in memory of the playwright Harold Pinter.