Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he believes Chelsea will be challenging for honours next season under new coach Andre Villas-Boas.

US officials held face-to-face talks with members of Col Gaddafi's government to reiterate their demand that the Libyan leader leave office, the US state department says.

Archaeologists believe the site of the Highland's first Sainsbury's store was the scene of a Mesolithic "rest stop".

An MPs' committee attacks the way the government has brought in cuts to study grants for poor teenagers in England and questions the replacement scheme.

Plans to get people to adopt healthier lifestyles will not work unless the government is more prepared to use legislation, peers believe.

The family of a Wearside soldier who died trying to rescue an injured colleague in Afghanistan is presented with a portrait in recognition of their fundraising.

The government is expected to announce that it will back a widespread cull of badgers in south-west England.

Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke nearly doubles the risk of hearing loss among teenagers, research reveals.