Rogue trader Kweku Adoboli was not put under too much pressure to deliver profits, his former manager at UBS tells the BBC.

The British Chambers of Commerce increases its forecast for UK growth for 2012 but still expects the economy to shrink.

A Dutch man has died after being kicked and punched by three teenage football players for whom he acted as linesman during their Sunday league match.

Many primary school children with cancer are being bullied and are missing out on school, a survey by a UK childhood cancer charity suggests.

Nursing leaders are calling on health trusts to publish their staffing levels at least twice a year amid concern over neglect in hospitals and care homes.

Scientists believe some people are born with a gene that makes them hard-wired for binge drinking by boosting levels of the happy brain chemical dopamine.

The UK Scout Association launches a consultation to see if its members would back an alternative oath for those who feel unable to pledge a "duty to God".

Edinburgh Zoo says the arrival of two giant pandas a year ago has boosted its ticket sales by more than 50%.