A new system of disability benefits begins for new claimants in the north of England, as critics express fears that support will be reduced.

About 200 people gather in a Derby park to light lanterns in tribute to the six children killed in a house fire in the city.

Nick Clegg is expected to launch the Liberal Democrats' local election campaign by claiming the Conservatives waste taxpayers' money.

Labour will give local people more say over which shops appear in their town centres, Ed Miliband will pledge.

A chemical found in red meat explains why eating too much steak, mince and bacon is bad for the heart, say US scientists.

New Birkbeck president Baroness Bakewell urges the government to back efforts to stem the dramatic drop in part-time students.

Employers in England rate qualified apprentices as 15% more employable than those with other qualifications, a survey of 500 firms suggests.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rejects Islamist demands for a new anti-blasphemy law against those who defame Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.