Thai police investigate a trafficking ring in which Vietnamese women gave birth to babies for subsequent sale - some reportedly against their will.

A fox is discovered living at the top of the UK's tallest building.

A group of former top military officers and academics warns Britain's ability to launch operations will be seriously damaged by government cuts.

An illicit chemist and former university lecturer who hoped to flood the UK with homemade sex-enhancing drugs is jailed for 40 months.

Hospitals must be prepared to adapt to the changing financial landscape or face extinction, the head of the NHS says.

Hundreds welcome Prince William and Kate Middleton on their first royal engagement together, as they dedicate a lifeboat on Anglesey.

One of the alleged leaders of Mexico's Juarez drug cartel, Luis Humberto Peralta Hernandez, is killed in a shoot-out with police, officials say.

Scores of Britons are still stranded in Libya as efforts are redoubled to get them home amid continuing protests there.