Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi confirms he intends to step down after key austerity measures are passed.

There is a "good case" for the government's HS2 high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham and beyond, a committee of MPs says.

Hospitals in England are finding it more difficult to discharge vulnerable patients because of a lack of community care, data obtained by the BBC suggests.

NHS cancer diagnosis times across the UK have come down significantly in recent years, figures show.

Brodie Clark, the head of the UK Border Force, leaves his job after being blamed for letting thousands of foreigners into the country without proper checks.

Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of Energy Secretary Chris Huhne, says she is considering seeking election as a Liberal Democrat MP.

Russia launches a probe to gather rock and dust samples from the Martian moon Phobos and bring them back to Earth for study.

The social network confirms it has removed several rape joke pages, but controversial groups can remain if they are tagged.