Americans and Canadians recover from a major winter storm that badly disrupted transport, wrecked buildings and claimed at least 12 lives.

There are reports of overturned lorries, fallen trees and loose debris across the country after gales batter parts of Scotland.

One in five UK workers fear they could lose their jobs, with the level of concern even greater in the public sector, a survey says.

One in 10 adults worldwide is obese, according to a new study which shows that the prevalence of obesity has almost doubled since 1980.

Education inspectors say geography is declining in many schools in England because of dull lessons and poor teaching.

Thousands of failed asylum seekers are living in destitution in the UK with no income or safe place to sleep, Oxfam warns.

EU leaders prepare to meet for a one-day summit on energy, the eurozone debt crisis and the ongoing political unrest in Egypt.

Britons are the most anxious about immigrants, an international survey of eight European and North American countries suggests.