Two-thirds of social sector tenants affected by benefit cuts for those with extra bedrooms were behind with rent after six months, a National Housing Federation survey suggests.

First-time buyers have been "driving the mortgage market forward" in the past year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

Veteran left-wing campaigner Tony Benn has spent a fourth night in hospital and is understood to be seriously ill.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admits his title-chasing side were "under pressure" in the 1-1 draw at lowly West Brom.

A British man thought to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria last week was 41-year-old Abdul Waheed Majid, the BBC learns.

Aid agencies are hoping to resume the evacuation of civilians from Syria's besieged city of Homs, a day after the UN-run operation was suspended.

John Baines will replace the injured Craig Pickering in Great Britain's two-man bobsleigh at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

China's trade surplus jumped to $31.9bn (£19.4bn) in January, easing concerns the world's second-largest economy may be stuck in a slowdown.