The government's overhaul of GCSEs in England could see exam results "varying more than normal" for several years, the exams regulator Ofqual warns.

Manchester United shares fall in New York amid concerns over the impact Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement will have.

Labour's Ed Miliband accuses the coalition of being "out of ideas" on the problems facing the UK, with two years still to go until the next election.

A group of football fans who spent 72 hours playing the beautiful game are hoping to smash the record for the world's longest ever football match.

Japanese researchers unveil two robots that tell users if their breath stinks or if their feet reek, highlighting advances in electronic nose tech.

Nadine Dorries is reinstated as a Conservative MP, having been suspended by the party following her appearance on the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

More than 800 people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of a factory building in Bangladesh two weeks ago, officials say.

An appeals court in Italy upholds the conviction for tax fraud of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and reinstates a four-year prison sentence.