A new UK information line providing advice about the swine flu outbreak will be up and running on Thursday, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has said.Read
An additional 700 British troops will be deployed in Afghanistan to provide security during the country's forthcoming presidential elections, PM Gordon Brown has confirmed.Read
A 12-year-old girl from Torbay is one of three more confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK on top of two previously identified in Scotland, the Prime Minister has said.Read
The first US death from swine flu has been confirmed amid increasing global anxiety over a health menace that authorities around the world are struggling to contain.Read
Chancellor Alistair Darling has defended tax hikes on high earners, telling a bosses' conference that those with the "broadest shoulders" must pay their share.Read
A second couple who became ill after returning from their honeymoon in Mexico have been quarantined in their home as they wait to find out if they have contracted the swine flu virus.Read
Autism research has hit a breakthrough point equivalent to the one that revolutionised the understanding and treatment of cancer 30 years ago, it has been claimed.Read
Spanish-owned high street bank Abbey said it has ridden out a dire economic climate with a 25% hike in pre-tax profits in the first three months of 2009.Read
A landmark equal pay case is being launched against a Swansea-based Government department where union officials have claimed there is a 21% gender wage gap.Read
President Barack Obama will today mark his 100th day in office with a prime-time press conference in which he is likely to assess his achievements in office and the challenges that lie ahead.Read
Gordon Brown will set out the UK's strategy to tackle a "crucible of terrorism" in the lawless mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.Read
A second couple who became ill after returning from their honeymoon in Mexico have been quarantined in their home as they wait to find out if they have contracted the swine flu virus, it has been reported.Read
Gordon Brown will set out the UK's strategy to tackle a "crucible of terrorism" in the lawless mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.Read
Gordon Brown is pressing ahead with a bid to drive through reforms to MPs' expenses - despite efforts by the Commons anti-sleaze watchdog to derail his plans.Read
The father of university chef Claudia Lawrence has urged a man who may hold vital information about his daughter's mysterious disappearance to get in touch.Read
Little effort appears to have been made to reduce sugar in children's cereals nearly three years after a damning report, a consumer watchdog has said.Read
A second couple who became ill after returning from their honeymoon in Mexico have been quarantined in their home as they wait to find out if they have contracted the swine flu virus, it has been reported.Read
The Department of Health has confirmed that leaflets would be distributed to households across the UK containing information on the swine flu virus.Read