Urgent changes must be made to the way A&E units are run - or the system could collapse, doctors and managers say.

Criminals who kill police officers will face minimum whole life sentences, the home secretary will tell the Police Federation conference.

Japan's Nikkei climbs past 15,000 for the first time since January 2008 as the yen's continued decline is seen boosting earnings potential for Japanese exporters

More transparency is needed in how natural resources are managed, a report says, as mismanagement and corruption often stops the wealth generated getting to citizens.

Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests.

David Cameron is "deeply" concerned by claims of price fixing by major oil firms, as the energy secretary promises tough sanctions if they are true.

The gap between rich and poor widened more in the three years to 2010 than in the previous 12 years, according to the OECD.

US hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business and shore up its struggling electronics arm.