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People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law.

Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.

Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.

Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.

The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".

UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.