A large difference between the blood pressure in each arm suggests a bigger risk of dying early, a study claims.

The four victims of a gunman who struck a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse are being flown to Israel for funerals due shortly in Jerusalem.

The Queen says she has rededicated herself "to the service of our great country and its people" as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.

The US government will not impose sanctions on Japan and 10 European Union nations that have reduced their oil imports from Iran.

Former X Factor contestants One Direction become the first British group to top the US music charts with their debut album.

The owner of Zara, Spain's Inditex, reports annual profits of $2.6bn (£1.6bn) up 11.% on the previous year.

The Welsh Ambulance Service is criticised for slow responses to two men in separate cases even though paramedics were available.

Children's activity parks based on the popular smartphone game Angry Birds are set to be built in the UK, Finland and other countries.