Some of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease have been detected in a US study, more than two decades before the first symptoms usually appear.

A man who claims he was abused by a senior Conservative in the 1980s has given a muted welcome to the inquiry into abuse in north Wales announced by the prime minister.

Millions of Americans are voting on whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or choose Mitt Romney with polls predicting a tight race.

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is reportedly set to take part in ITV 1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's is found to have misled investors by giving risky financial products, which lost most of their value, its safest rating.

Home Secretary Theresa May is to set out plans for a fresh inquiry into allegations of child abuse centred around children's homes in north Wales.

Head teachers are challenging the credibility of Ofqual's version of the GCSE English exam controversy - by publishing reports from exam boards confirming the reliability of marking.

US classical composer and double Pulitzer Prize winner Elliott Carter dies at the age of 103.