The armed forces face losing important skills because of the speed of government spending cuts are being implemented, Whitehall's spending watchdog says.
University-based training courses for secondary school teachers are facing an uncertain future, after hundreds were identified as "potentially unviable".
Comedian Steve Coogan and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne are among the latest people to have settled their claims for damages over News of the World phone hacking.
Asma al-Assad has been condemned for speaking out in support of her husband, Syrian President Bashar Assad - but can autocrats' wives ever be a moderating influence?
Former England captain Alan Shearer says he is shocked and amazed by Fabio Capello's decision to resign as England manager and urges the FA to appoint an Englishman as his successor.
Former England striker Gary Lineker feels the FA must appoint a successor to Fabio Capello as soon as possible and says that Harry Redknapp is the "nations choice" to take the job.
A rise in the number of Scots men taking their own lives has led to a widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England and Wales, a study suggests.
Police confirm two people have been questioned over potential manslaughter offences following last year's oil refinery blast at Pembroke, which killed four people.
Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Egypt's prime minister says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of US aid to end a probe into foreign-funded non-governmental organisations.
The top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders' anger.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged David Cameron to drop plans to overhaul the NHS, branding the government's flagship Health and Social Care Bill a "complete disaster".
