The half-million strong Girlguiding movement has added its voice to a campaign to persuade The Sun newspaper to drop its Page Three topless pin-ups.

Scientists say they have traced the root genetic cause of leukaemia back to life in the womb.

Ten years after Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled in Baghdad, a former SAS man hopes to sell a piece of it for charity.

Interest from potential new buyers of homes in England and Wales rose in March but activity in the housing market remained slow, surveyors suggest.

Health officials are bracing themselves for the number of confirmed measles cases to exceed 600 in the Swansea epidemic.

The Falklands War veteran Simon Weston pays tribute to Baroness Thatcher saying she was a great leader who gave Britain something to be proud of.

North Korea warns foreigners in South Korea to take evacuation measures in case of war as Japan deploys anti-missile batteries in Tokyo.

Retail sales slowed in March as the cold weather hit demand for summer clothing, the British Retail Consortium says.