A new blood pressure measuring device which can also detect a dangerous heart condition has been backed by the NHS' watchdog.

Security forces in eastern Algeria surround a gas facility occupied by militants who have killed two people and seized some 20 foreign workers.

About 50,000 people from Romania and Bulgaria will come to the UK every year when restrictions are lifted next year, a think tank suggests.

Tesco takes out full-page advertisements in national UK newspapers to apologise for selling beefburgers that were found to contain horsemeat.

A fire on a Gatwick Express train prompts the evacuation of London Victoria station at the start of the rush hour.

The chief executive of mining giant Rio Tinto resigns after the company writes down the value of its assets by an "unacceptable" $14bn.

Two serving police officers and a journalist are arrested as part of an investigation into inappropriate payments to police and public officials.

Car production in the UK hits a four-year high and car exports register a record high, despite a slump in European vehicle sales.