A man dies after falling while climbing with another man on the north face of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands.

The Syrian opposition reverses its decision to boycott international talks in Rome, after the US and the UK promise to increase their support.

Global bank shares, the euro and Italy's bond and stock markets fall, as initial results from Italy's elections point to parliamentary deadlock.

Fraud experts are warning that hundreds of thousands of people are in danger of being duped into laundering money for fraudsters.

A run of poor sleep can have a dramatic effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers.

Eight out of 10 residents in care homes are now thought to have dementia or severe memory problems, new data shows.

Babies can decipher human speech as early as three months before birth, say scientists.

A "complete lack of common sense" in the Department for Transport's handling of the West Coast Main Line franchise deal will cost taxpayers "£50m at the very least", MPs say.