Anti-malaria medication will be available free to children and pregnant women in the Republic of Congo. Malaria kills some 21,000 children under five each year, the UN says.

The number of new mortgages approved by the major banks fell another 23% in June to a new record low. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said its members approved just 21,118 new home loans in June, down from 27,499 in May.

BT is to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables, giving up to 10 million UK households access to faster broadband.

The sons of the man who faked his own death have told their mother in court that she "betrayed" them.

English villages will become "exclusive enclaves of the elderly and wealthy" unless more affordable housing is built, an independent review has said.

Most fatal stabbings involve a weapon that is easy to obtain and sharp with it - a kitchen knife. Would stopping the sale of long blades with sharp points help save lives?

Argentina's national airline is a lot like Argentina itself: it has a romantic past, a troubled history and difficult problems ahead.

Doctors in England and Wales are being told not to hand out antibiotics for common coughs and colds to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year.