BP must cover some but not all of oil rig owner Transocean's liabilities for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge rules.

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, says an international team of researchers.

A man found decapitated in Stockport is identified as police continue to question two men arrested on suspicion of murder.

London 2012 organisers are to take control of the Olympic Village site in a ceremony to mark six months until the Games begin.

Ed Miliband attacks David Cameron for failing to stop the sale of cut-price chocolate oranges - something the PM complained about in opposition.

A bag containing 16kg (35.5lb) of cocaine was seized last week at the United Nations headquarters in New York, say police.

Carers are missing out on "vital" support, a survey for cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support suggests.

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.