Leading UK universities, excluding Oxbridge, Imperial College and UCL, lose ground in universal rankings.

People should spend at least a learning to drive, say insurers who are calling for a overhaul of the system.

Several charities that have closed in recent months believe a flagship government scheme is partly to blame for their demise, a BBC investigation finds.

Vital ward rounds are being neglected in hospitals because staff are being stretched so thinly, experts say.

Foreign Secretary William Hague will tell an international conference it has "never been easier" to be a cyber criminal.

Oil prices fall sharply on Wednesday as economic data from China and Europe sparks worries about global demand.

The winners of 2012's Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award are chosen from a record number of entries from around the world, as the UK celebrates National Poetry Day.

The funeral of Greater Manchester PC Fiona Bone is due to take place, a day after a service was held for a colleague who died in the same shooting.