New strains of the parasite that causes malaria are developing a resistance to the drug most widely used against the disease.

An appeal to help trace a right-hand drive 4x4, probably British, seen close to where four people were murdered in the French Alps is issued by Surrey Police.

The president of the UAE is to arrive for a state visit to Britain amid concerns over three Britons who were jailed in Dubai amid torture allegations

The number of convictions for animal neglect and cruelty in cases brought by the RSPCA rose by a third in England and Wales last year, the charity says.

Extra medical staff arrive at Guantanamo Bay in an attempt to cope with a spreading hunger strike by prisoners at the US detention facility.

Drug treatments designed to help those with multiple sclerosis are being taken by only 40% of people eligible to take them, says an MS charity.

Male prisoners in England and Wales will have to work harder from November to "actively earn privileges" such as TVs in cells, the Ministry of Justice says.

Immunisation against measles is being carried out in schools west of the main Swansea epidemic area for the first time.