British ethnic minority doctors are four times more likely than white candidates to fail their clinical GP exam, an investigation commissioned by the General Medical Council finds.

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One person has been taken to hospital after a fire at the Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Kidlington, near Oxford, the Home Office says.

Jorge Lorenzo sets a lap record to beat Marc Marquez to and claim pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

Australia's military is investigating whether a training exercise using explosives may have started one of the huge bush fires burning in New South Wales.

Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj commits his future to the club by signing a new five-year deal.

A Milan court bans Italy's ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from holding public office for two years, following his conviction for tax fraud.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson describes the England manager's job as "horrible".