The NHS in Dorset is funding surf lessons in the hope they help boost young people's self-esteem.

Toronto's city council votes overwhelmingly to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers, amid calls for him to resign over a drink and drugs row.

Five Royal Marines have lodged a challenge against a ruling they can be named, after one of them was convicted of the murder of an Afghan insurgent, the Judicial Office says.

Albania will not allow the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons on its soil, the country's Prime Minister Edi Rama says.

Diluted household bleach may be able to treat some skin diseases caused by an out-of-control immune system, research suggests.

Doctors and other health professionals moving from Europe to work in the UK are to be subject to new rules governing language skills and other safety issues.

The appeal hearing for Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley, convicted of killing six children in a Derby house fire, is expected to be filmed for television.

Chancellor George Osborne says the economic recovery must be felt across the entire country.