A draft copy of the new secondary curriculum for England, leaked to the Times Educational Supplement, has drawn criticism from experts.

A-level exams will be taken only in the summer and there will be a cap on resits, England's exams watchdog has announced.

The number of women living with lung cancer in the UK is set to rise significantly faster than the number of men with the disease over the next 30 years, experts say.

Adding "calm down" genes to hyperactive brain cells has cured rats of epilepsy for the first time, say UK researchers.

Lawmakers in Greece approve a 2013 budget requiring fresh spending cuts, amid mass public protests across the country.

Executives from Starbucks, Google and Amazon, which have all been accused of tax avoidance, are due to give evidence before Parliament.

Japan's economy contracts in the July to September quarter as a global slowdown hurts exports and domestic consumption remains subdued.

MPs in Greece vote in favour of budget plans for 2013 that will mean severe spending cuts, but which should allow the release of foreign aid to avoid insolvency.