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

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.

Prime Minister David Cameron urges world leaders to do more to stop the "atrocities" of president Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, in a keynote speech to the United Nations.

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens' parliament during a day-long strike against austerity measures.

Social services "missed opportunities" to stop the sexual abuse of young girls in Rochdale, a report into a grooming scandal reveals.

Baoshan Iron and Steel, the fourth biggest steel producer in the world, suspends production at a plant in China as demand slows.

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei again fails in a bid to challenge a tax evasion fine he says is politically motivated.