Experts warn more research is needed to find out how to reduce the number of babies born early.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy fails to make the cut at the Hong Kong Open while Michael Campbell leads by one after a 64.

Ikea says it "deeply regrets" the use of political prisoners as forced labour at the furniture giant's suppliers in communist East Germany.

The Information Commissioner's Office names some of the companies it has contacted following concerns over unsolicited marketing calls.

Children in Need highlights include BBC newsreaders in a special Top Gear challenge and Lord Sugar taking The Apprentice to Albert Square.

Polls close in the Corby by-election, while voting ends in two other Westminster seats and for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

The CIA opens an investigation into the conduct of its former director, David Petraeus, who resigned last week because of an extramarital affair.

US President Barack Obama consoles bereaved residents in areas of New York that still have no electricity 17 days after the deadly super-storm Sandy.