Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts.

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Girls will no longer have to pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides and Brownies in the UK, the organisation announces.

Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.

Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.

Football fixtures for the Premier League, Football League and Scottish leagues for the 2013-14 season are announced.

The global monetary organisation is going to try to teach the world about public finances.

The average single person in their twenties will now have to save for over 14 years before they can buy a home, says the housing charity Shelter.