A programme aiming to turn around the lives of the most troubled families in England is showing results, ministers say.

Bank of Ireland records a loss of 1.8bn euros for 2012, as the Irish lender saw little respite in the pace at which it had to write off bad loans.

Bank of Ireland records a loss of 1.8bn euros for 2012, as the Irish lender saw little respite in the pace at which it had to write off bad loans.

Police in Singapore ask the FBI to assist with an inquiry into the death of an American engineer in the city-state.

Police in the West African state of Benin are hunting for the third alleged plotter suspected of mounting a failed coup to unseat President Thomas Boni Yayi.

American football pioneer Lauren Silberman manages only two kicks before pulling out of her NFL trial because of injury.

US doctors say they seem to have cured a baby born with HIV - the virus that causes Aids - through very early treatment with standard drug therapy.

US doctors say they seem to have cured a baby born with HIV - the virus that causes Aids - through very early treatment with standard drug therapy.

Bobby Rogers, a founding member of the Motown group, The Miracles, who also collaborated on songs with Smokey Robinson, dies in the US aged 73.

A Libyan man suing the UK government for its alleged role in his rendition to Libya offers to settle the case for an apology and a token payment of £1.

The case of eight South African police officers charged over the death of a man dragged behind a police van is postponed until Friday.

Can Real Madrid star be contained at old club Man Utd?

Sports stars replace paramilitaries

The Queen is spending a second day in hospital "as a precaution" where she is being assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis

Female chimpanzees are more "negative" when communicating with other females, research finds.

A gene previously shown to be linked to obesity may also increase the risk of a deadly form of skin cancer, say researchers.

Schools and businesses shut down as the Pakistani city of Karachi mourns dozens killed by a powerful bomb blast in a mainly Shia Muslim area.

Anheuser-Busch runs adverts in 10 US newspapers, seeking to defend its reputation against claims that it is watering down Budweiser and other beers.

Anheuser-Busch runs adverts in 10 US newspapers, seeking to defend its reputation against claims that it is watering down Budweiser and other beers.

An air-conditioning fault on an Australian Qantas flight sends temperatures soaring, with two passengers taken to hospital with dehydration.