Lana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, dies of colon cancer at a care home in the US state of Wisconsin, aged 85.

Britain may be without a fully operational aircraft carrier until 2030, according to a report published by the Commons spending watchdog.

US and EU leaders announce steps towards launching bilateral trade talks, as they wrap up a White House summit addressing the eurozone debt crisis.

Chancellor George Osborne prepares to outline plans to boost the UK's sluggish economy - against expected gloomy forecasts for growth.

The first elections in Egypt since former President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown enter a second day after thousands queued to vote on Monday.

Four million pages of newspapers from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are made available online by the British Library.

Frequently heading a football can lead to brain injury, warn doctors who say they have found evidence on brain scans.

UK house prices have remained "surprisingly resilient" in recent months, says the Nationwide, as it records a further rise in values.