A registered nurse in a case described as "the killer on the ward" is arrested in Italy on suspicion of murdering 13 patients, police say.

Sea levels could rise by more than double the current estimate over the next 100 years, according to a new analysis of climate change in Antarctica.

Harrowing accounts of Nazi persecution against UK victims are revealed in 1960s files from the National Archives, which show them claiming compensation for their suffering.

Rights group Amnesty International accuses Qatar of using forced labour over construction of a flagship stadium for the 2022 World Cup.

David Cameron is to discuss the future of the UK steel industry amid growing pressure to safeguard the future of the Port Talbot steelworks and its 5,500 staff.

The cost of even the most basic funeral can drive families into debt, MPs warn, as they call for an urgent overhaul of the funeral support system.

Scientists are beginning work to genetically test tumours from children with cancer, in the hope this will give younger patients access to newer medicines.

The FBI offers to unlock another iPhone for police after revealing it could access the handset used by San Bernardino killer Syed Farook.