Coffee, sex and blowing your nose could increase the risk of a type of stroke, say researchers.

West Ham will allow their England internationals to leave Upton Park if the club are relegated, says co-owner David Gold.

Attributable losses widen at Royal Bank of Scotland in the first quarter, but at an operating level the bank is in profit.

The SNP is heading for victory in the Scottish elections but it remains to be seen if the party can win an overall majority at Holyrood.

Michael Harvey clnches silver at the Taekwondo World Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea after losing the final in the -63kg category.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso sets the pace and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel spins out in a wet first practice session at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Fewer people were declared insolvent in England and Wales in the first three months of the year, although experts predict a future rise.

Arthur Laurents, writer of such classic stage musicals as West Side Story and Gypsy, dies in New York aged 93.