A large difference between the blood pressure in each arm suggests a bigger risk of dying early, a study claims.

The four victims of a gunman who struck a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse are being flown to Israel for funerals due shortly in Jerusalem.

The Queen says she has rededicated herself "to the service of our great country and its people" as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.

The Welsh Ambulance Service is criticised for slow responses to two men in separate cases even though paramedics were available.

A British woman seized in an armed raid in Kenya, in which her husband was killed, has been freed after six months held hostage in Somalia.

Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile agree a joint venture that should pave the way for production of Jaguar and Land Rover models in China.

Former Emmerdale actress Jenna-Louise Coleman lands the role of the Time Lord's new companion in Doctor Who, the BBC confirms.

Images of the northern volcanic plains on Mercury show the innermost planet was once a far more dynamic place than had previously been supposed.