A woman tells the trial of Dale Cregan she was told if she spoke to police the "one-eyed Scotchman" would kill her.

US cable provider Comcast is to acquire the full ownership of TV and film company NBCUniversal for $16.7bn (£10.7bn).

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

President Obama will lay out his second-term agenda in his State of the Union speech later, with the US economy expected to dominate the address.

A quarter of home-care services provided to the elderly in England are failing to meet quality and safety standards, inspectors say.

The UK will avoid falling into a so-called triple-dip recession by growing during the first quarter, according to the CBI business lobby group.

Lung cancer is set to overtake breast cancer as the leading cause of female cancer death in Europe, say experts.

Thousands of teenagers await a ruling from the High Court on Wednesday over the grading of GCSE English exams sat in June last year.