The US drug regulator has withdrawn approval for a popular breast cancer treatment, saying Avastin is not effective enough to justify the risks of taking it.

People should no longer be signed off for long-term sickness by GPs but by an assessment service, a government-backed review says.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague is to meet Syrian rebel leaders in London on Monday, the Foreign Office says.

The Attorney General is seeking leave to bring contempt proceedings against Sky News over the kidnap of British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler.

A man from Darwen in Lancashire is spending two days in a wheelie bin for Children in Need.

Four men from Birmingham are due in court later accused of terrorism offences.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says he is close to reaching a deal which would allow British judges to overrule European human rights legislation.

UK PM David Cameron and Germany's Angela Merkel acknowledge differences over the eurozone crisis but stress their determination to work together to boost growth.