Councils are warning that two in five councils will not have enough primary school places by next year.

Children's heart surgery in the UK, often the source of controversy, has improved significantly, a report has concluded.

Tailor-made cancer vaccines that target unique genetic errors in a patient's tumour have been developed in the US.

Astronomers witness a key stage in the birth of a very heavy star, using two radio telescope views of the process taken 18 years apart.

People travelling by rail over Easter should "think twice" because of widespread engineering works, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says

The Queen is to attend a Westminster Abbey service next month, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

Barack Obama says a framework agreement on Iran's nuclear programme could peacefully resolve "one of the greatest threats to our security".

China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang is charged with bribery, abuse of power and the intentional disclosure of state secrets, state media report.