US researchers say they seem to have cured a baby born with HIV - the virus that causes Aids - through very early treatment with standard drug therapy.

Polls are due to open in Kenya in the first general election since the disputed contest of December 2007 that triggered weeks of bloodshed.

British cyclist Junior Heffernan dies in a crash with a car during a road race in Gloucestershire.

The largest civil service union is to unveil the result of a national ballot that could lead to walkouts at the time of the Budget later this month.

Andrew Benson says judging by lap times from the final pre-season test, the field will be enticingly close in the season opener.

Eight South African police officers are to appear in court over the death of a Mozambican man who was dragged through the streets behind a police van.

Britain must become more resilient to both drought and flooding as the climate changes, the chairman of the Environment Agency warns.

A premature New York baby has been delivered alive after his parents were killed in a car crash on their way to hospital, police say.