Labour plans to retain for a further year a coalition policy limiting the annual increase in child benefit to 1%, Ed Balls will tell his party's conference.

American car giant General Motors recalls more than 220,000 vehicles, mainly in the US and Canada, due to a brake defect.

Roasted peanuts may be more likely to trigger allergic reactions than raw peanuts, according to an Oxford University study carried out on mice.

The mobile operator EE is in talks to take over up to 60 stores from the failed retailer Phones 4U.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes a key bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan can be signed before the end of the month.

Tens of thousands of Russians march in Moscow to protest against Russia's involvement in the Ukraine crisis.

Authorities in Sierra Leone say a three-day curfew aimed at containing the Ebola outbreak has been a success and will not be extended.

Scientific experts are meeting on Monday to discuss whether boys as well as girls should be offered the HPV jab.