Spain is due to enact its austerity budget on Thursday, amid expectations that the country will soon seek a bailout from its eurozone partners.

Next year could be the turning point for the NHS in England when finances unravel and the quality of care starts to get worse, finance chiefs say.

Ecuador's foreign minister is to meet UK Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday in a bid to resolve the row over Julian Assange.

The sequence of huge earthquakes that struck off the coast of Sumatra in April may signal the creation of a new tectonic plate boundary, say scientists.

Too many people may be damaging their health by self-medicating with sleeping pills, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UK PM David Cameron call on the UN Security Council to renew efforts to tackle the crisis in Syria.

David Cameron is set to become the first serving British prime minister to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Students will be able to compare key information about universities on an official website - with details of fees, accommodation and employability.