Since Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in public places in 2006 there has been a significant decline in the country's premature birth rate, say researchers.

Ryanair is reprimanded for a "denigratory" advertising campaign that falsely implied rival Thomas Cook was likely to go into administration.

The House of Lords backs an amendment to the government's health bill aimed at assuaging Liberal democrat concerns over a growth of competition within the NHS.

Prince Harry pays a personal tribute to the Queen describing her as a wonderful, caring grandmother to whom he is utterly devoted.

Tokyo prosecutors charge Japanese camera-maker Olympus and three former executives in connection with a $1.7bn accounting scandal.

A man is arrested on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in south London.

Vulnerable people in care homes may be struggling to get access to GPs and routine medicines in England, a review suggests.

A record number of goldfinches visited gardens in the UK and Ireland in 2011, a survey by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) suggests.