US safety regulators announce a formal recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone after battery issues lead to overheating and the phone catching fire.

Hillary Clinton vows she will never give up as she hits the campaign trail following a three-day recuperation after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

Hundreds more cervical cancer patients' lives could be saved if all eligible women went for screening, says a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Adolescence and boredom can turn pupils off learning for three years in early secondary school, a study of 32,000 UK pupils suggests.

European Council President Donald Tusk calls on EU leaders to take a "brutally honest" look at the bloc's problems as they meet in Bratislava.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign acknowledges for the first time that he believes that President Obama was born in the US.

A former aide of Nigel Farage says she has defected to the Conservatives, describing UKIP as a "catastrophic mess".

Flash flooding has hit parts of England as thunderstorms dumped almost half a month's rain in some parts overnight.