Microsoft says the next major update to its Windows operating system will be offered as a free upgrade for the first year after its release.

US President Barack Obama will propose tax hikes on the rich to help working families, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress.

A Mali-born man lauded as a hero for helping people during the recent attacks in Paris is granted French citizenship at a ceremony.

The BBC News app undergoes its biggest changes since its launch in 2010 as part of an effort to provide a more personalised service.

The failure to protect whistleblowers remains a "stain" on the reputation of the NHS in England, MPs have said.

Forensic science standards risk slipping after work was transferred to in-house police labs and private firms, the spending watchdog warns.

Doctors could spot twice as many heart attacks in women if they used a newer, more sensitive blood test, say UK researchers.

A man purporting to be the leader of militant group Boko Haram says in a video that his fighters carried out a deadly raid on the Nigerian town of Baga.