The Conservatives accuse Labour of using the UK's nuclear deterrent as a "bargaining chip" with the SNP, as the Tories say they will commit to four new submarines.

A US treasure hunter - who spent years evading authorities - will go to prison rather than testify about the gold he discovered in a historic shipwreck.

Better funding and more time with patients are needed to improve services, according to a survey of GPs by the British Medical Association.

Short people are at greater risk of developing heart problems, a study at the University of Leicester finds.

The rights group Amnesty International says it has evidence pro-Russian separatists summarily killed four Ukrainian soldiers in their captivity.

US President Barack Obama has condemned psychiatric therapies designed to "repair" gay, lesbian and transgender youth.

A class action suit against Facebook, brought by 25,000 users who allege violations of European privacy laws, is due to begin in a court in Austria later.

Men whose brothers have been convicted of a sex offence are up to five times more likely than average to commit a similar crime, a study suggests.