The US space agency's Curiosity rover has finally begun to roll, moving forward just a few metres.

Thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their GCSE results, as schools face tougher targets on pass rates.

Former tycoon Asil Nadir will be sentenced later after being found guilty of 10 charges involving the theft of nearly £29m from his Polly Peck empire.

There is a fall in the proportion of GCSEs awarded an A*-C grade, for the first time since the exams were introduced 24 years ago.

Elisabeth Murdoch - daughter of media tycoon Rupert - declares her support for the BBC's licence fee in a speech to TV executives in Edinburgh.

The UK joins the US in warning Syria that the use or threat of chemical weapons would force the nations "to revisit their approach".

Authorities in Addis Ababa postpone a special parliamentary session arranged to officially endorse Meles Zenawi's successor, Hailemariam Desalegn.

The UK should give more priority to helping the poorest countries collect their taxes as part of its overseas development strategy, MPs say.