The first US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq says he is looking forward to swimming and driving after receiving a double arm transplant.

A study into the competitiveness of the UK petrol and diesel market is due to be published by the Office of Fair Trading on Wednesday..

Plans to allow police in England and Wales to recruit senior officers from other professions are to be detailed, amid much opposition from the service.

The health regulator is to restrict the number of people that can be treated at an east London hospital A&E unit at busy times to improve patient care.

The conflict in Syria has reached "unprecedented levels of horror", UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says, hours after evidence of another massacre emerges in Aleppo.

All children should learn computer science in primary school, a major software corporation has urged.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a general election for 14 September, saying the early announcement is to give "shape and order" to 2013.

The UK's "stiff upper lip" culture may explain why it lags behind other countries when it comes to beating cancer, say experts.