Fire crews in south-east Australia work around to clock to tackle bushfires ahead of a new hot spell forecast for the weekend.

The Pensions Regulator plans to ensure higher standards for the running of defined contribution pension schemes.

Tiny hairs in the ear which detect sounds have been regenerated to reverse deafness for the first time, say US researchers in the journal Neuron.

Introducing medication-free spells to cancer treatment may keep patients alive for longer, according to studies in mice with skin cancer.

China reports better-than-expected trade data, adding to hopes that growth in the world's second-largest economy may be on the rebound.

Colleges across Scotland are reporting strong demand from sporting estates for newly-trained gamekeepers.

Low pay is deterring people from becoming councillors, a report by MPs says, but the Conservatives accuse Labour of using the report to raise party funds.

A blind man Tasered by a policeman who apparently mistook his white stick for a samurai sword lodges a claim for damages from the Lancashire force.