A 24-year-old serving soldier is arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Greater Manchester, police say.

The funeral of award-winning war reporter Marie Colvin, killed by shelling in the Syrian city of Homs, takes place in Long Island, New York.

A 19-year-old man is charged with the murder of two teenagers who were found stabbed in a flat in West Yorkshire.

Property sales in the UK edged up slightly in February, according to the latest monthly survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Lord Sugar has defended the UK's banks saying they should not be attacked for what he says is responsible lending.

A truce has been agreed between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza after four days of deadly clashes, an Egyptian official says.

Metal-on-metal hip replacements have a much higher failure rate than other options and "should not be implanted", say researchers.

Four senior UK environmentalists tell the prime minister Britain's nuclear plans will effectively hand control of energy and climate policies to France.