A device which can be worn like a watch could revolutionise the way blood pressure is monitored in the next few years, scientists say.

Poor alcohol regulation could cost up to 250,000 lives in England and Wales over the next 20 years unless there is better industry regulation, leading doctors warn.

Egypt re-opens many of its museums and historical sites, which had been closed since the civil uprising started in January.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not stand in the next presidential election due in four years, a ruling party official says.

Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher are in action on the fourth day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Greater Manchester Police sends out the first of its compulsory redundancy notices to help save £134m over the next four years.

At least 26 people are killed after a suicide bomber targeted a government building in northern Afghanistan, officials say.

Manchester City's second-choice keeper Shay Given will discover this week if he needs surgery after suffering a shoulder injury.