The UK performs poorly in an international comparison of social mobility within school systems.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says proposed changes to social care in England, including a £75,000 cap on nursing costs, will bring greater fairness to the system.

G4S, the firm that failed to provide enough security guards for London 2012, announces a £70m compensation deal with the Olympic organising committee.

An EU decision to reclassify a type of minced meat played a significant part in creating the horsemeat crisis, an-ex Food Standards Agency scientist says.

British soul singer Beverley Knight brings an attempt to recreate The Beatles' epic 10-hour recording session of their album Please Please Me - to mark its 50th anniversary - to a close.

A body representing more than 200 NHS trusts across England says new ways of negotiating pay need to be considered.

Egyptian protesters clash with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo at a rally marking two years since Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will hold a meeting with food industry representatives later, as MPs prepare to debate the horsemeat crisis.