A British soldier dies from his injuries following a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence says.

The wives of two UN ambassadors make a video urging Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma to pressure him to end the suppression of Syria's uprising.

Chilled tomato soup, Coronation Chicken and Scottish smoked salmon will be served to guests attending a special Queen's Diamond Jubilee picnic.

A Conservative MP told by David Cameron that he "needs a bit of a sense of humour" says he will "get over it" but was raising an important point.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is facing fresh accusations that it is downgrading child protection work and "victimising" staff who raise concerns.

What we currently call breast cancer should be thought of as 10 completely separate diseases, according to a study which has been described as a landmark moment for treatment.

British scientists have restored the sight of blind mice by transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptor cells into their eyes.

The UK will fund Afghan security forces after British combat operations in the country cease in 2014, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said.