Up to a million people in the UK are giving themselves severe headaches by taking too many painkillers, doctors have warned.

Venomous snakes may be a good place to look for new drugs for a range of human diseases, researchers in Liverpool say.

The government's youth contract is not enough to tackle the scale of youth unemployment, a group of MPs says.

Colombian drug trafficker Daniel Barrera, described by the country's president as "most wanted" is captured over the border in Venezuela.

Pupils across Wales whose GCSE English Language exam papers have been regraded are learning of their new results.

Security is being stepped up at some French embassies after a satirical magazine publishes obscene cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Financial Services Authority warned Barclays bank in 2010 that its Libor investigation could leave Bob Diamond "unsuitable" to run the bank, letters disclose.

The Danish celebrity weekly Se og Hoer says it plans to publish photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless in its Thursday edition.