The risk of developing autism may be passed on through - and not just to - future generations, say researchers who studied nearly 6,000 people.

Universities in England could be competing for more than 100,000 top students this autumn, the Higher Education Funding Council estimates.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls calls on George Osborne to make a swift "U-turn" on the economy, after growth forecasts were slashed in the Budget.

The five singers confirm split after final reunion gig. "We have now come to the end of our incredible time together."

The UK's public finances are boosted in February by proceeds from the 4G mobile licences auction and another payment from the central bank.

A BBC Crimewatch reconstruction of an arson attack which killed six people leads to new information about a missing computer.

Students reflect on how Anne Frank's famous diary affects them - and how they record their own experiences of life as a teenager.

Schools in England are encouraging more teenagers to take languages at GCSE since the introduction of the English Baccalaureate league table measure, a report finds.