The Royal College of Nursing has warned of a "deepening workforce crisis" in the NHS in England.

Government plans to allow more evidence in court cases to be heard behind closed doors are criticised by a committee of MPs and peers.

Former CIA director and four-star US Army general David Petraeus admits his extramarital affair was a "colossal mistake", a former spokesman says.

Eurozone finance ministers give Greece two more years to meet its budget targets, but delay releasing the next tranche of vital bailout funds.

The BBC is beginning disciplinary measures against some of those involved in the decision to run a Newsnight report on care homes in north Wales.

Energy Secretary Ed Davey will address Parliament later, as regulators launch an investigation into allegations that wholesale gas prices have been manipulated.

The UK's inflation rate jumped to 2.7% in October, up from 2.2% the month before, as a result of higher tuition fees and food prices.

Shares in E.On fall 9% after Germany's biggest power generator issues a profits warning and reports a quarterly loss.