As UK experts call for universal HIV testing in a bid to reduce infections, latest figures reveal a fifth offered the test refuse to have it.

Plans to expand the eurozone's debt rescue fund to about 1tn euros look unlikely to be achieved, but the extra bailout money will still be "substantial".

Chancellor George Osborne announces a two year pay cap for public sector workers and lowers UK growth forecasts in the Autumn Statement.

Up to two million public sector workers prepare to strike from midnight, in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron warns Iran of "serious consequences" after protesters stormed the British embassy and a UK compound in Tehran.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrades the long-term credit grades of a string of major banks including Barclays and HSBC.

The NHS is confident emergency and urgent care will be mainly unaffected by the strikes, managers believe.

Schools, colleges and universities across the UK will be closed as teachers join a public sector protest over pension reform.