A disability benefits assessor who was suspended after allegedly posting abusive comments about disabled claimants on Facebook is sacked.

A drug that destroys the characteristic protein plaques that build up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's is showing "tantalising" promise, scientists say.

A television sports presenter who was in a coma after contracting malaria in Rio is back in the UK - in a stable but serious condition in a Leeds hospital.

US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun.

A former head of the Army has apologised to troops given an anti-malaria drug he refused to take himself because of "catastrophic" mental health effects.

Girls in Britain are becoming more unhappy, says the Children's Society annual report.

A "smart energy" revolution could help ensure that the UK does not suffer blackouts, according to National Grid's new UK chief.

The EU referendum result has divided the country and could be hijacked by "forces of racism, intolerance and hate", says Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron.