MPs demand a "swift assurance" from ministers that the introduction of Universal Credit will not lead to a rise in benefit fraud.

A Pembrokeshire museum that reopened in 2012 after being closed for nine years is among 10 venues in the running to be named museum of the year.

Israel carries out an air strike on the Gaza Strip for the first time since an eight-day war ended in a truce last November.

Underperforming further education colleges in England face a tougher regime, as the government launches its skills strategy.

The standard of care provided for people with dementia is "patchy", the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says.

Public satisfaction with the NHS appears to have stabilised following a record fall, according to the British Social Attitudes Survey.

Patients failing to make hospital appointments are costing the eastern region NHS £42m a year, it emerges.

The UK is likely to avoid another recession thanks to a recovering services sector, a business group says, but concerns over manufacturing remain.