The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, says the UK is "arrogant" for refusing to negotiate over the sovereignty of the Falklands.

UK retail sales fell 1.4% in May, figures show, reversing the rise seen in April when sales were boosted by the royal wedding.

The government is to say for the first time that it plans to link the public sector retirement age to the state pension age, which is due to rise to 66.

Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed immunity and complained about handcuffs when he was arrested at JFK airport in New York, documents reveal.

The High Court is due to make a ruling on the legality of a London school's blanket ban of the cornrows hairstyle.

The International Labour Organization says that domestic workers must have the same basic labour rights as other workers

A private security company responsible for holding immigration detainees received more than 700 complaints last year, the BBC has learned.

The Tetley's brewery in Leeds closes after more than 200 years as a landmark in the city.