The UK does not have the conditions for a competitive retail banking sector, a Treasury Committee report says.

The police view of how street gangs operate is outdated, according to a study by the University of Manchester.

The radiation from airport full body security scanners is negligible and poses no real threat to health, say experts.

There are fierce clashes in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan as Laurent Gbagbo battles to hold off an assault by presidential rival Alassane Ouattara.

Union leaders say delays were caused to Tube passengers after some train drivers refused to pick them up over safety fears about doors.

The campaign for a Yes vote in the referendum on changing the way MPs are elected is being officially launched.

At least 800 people have been killed in the western Ivory Coast city of Duekoue this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross says.

Three men who carried out a "sadistic" attack on a man they wrongly accused of child abuse are jailed.