Chancellor George Osborne says the benefit of falling oil prices should be passed on to consumers in lower pump prices and energy bills.

A stricken cargo ship in the Solent will not be refloated on Wednesday as more water has been discovered in the vessel, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency says.

Labour calls on the government to hold an urgent summit on how to alleviate pressure on A&E services in English hospitals.

The economy and EU reforms will be discussed at talks between David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Downing Street later.

A month before the start of the financial crisis, the Bank of England was apparently unaware of impending trouble, new documents reveal.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell agrees to a $84m (£55m) settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two major oil spills.

Parents in the UK are more likely to worry about their children's mental well-being than any other health issue, suggests research.

Among eight new planets they have spied in distant solar systems, astronomers say one in particular has usurped the title of "most Earth-like alien world".