Early intervention to tackle the threat of extremism can help prevent subsequent military deployments, shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy will say.

A quarter of home-care services provided to the elderly in England are failing to meet quality and safety standards, inspectors say.

Shale oil production could boost the world economy by up to $2.7tn (£1.7tn) by 2035, according to a report.

The UK's biggest insurer, Aviva, says motorists' premiums could be cut by an average of £60 a year by changing the system of whiplash claims.

Consumers are being warned against "predators" who entice them to cash in their pension fund before retirement, but charge high fees.

Snow hits parts of the UK, including northern England and Scotland, causing travel disruption.

The last government failed to act on information from a whistleblower about blacklisting in the construction industry more than two years before the practice was exposed, the BBC learns.

Six Mexican men are arrested in connection with the rape of six Spanish women in the beach resort of Acapulco last week.