Iraqi MPs delay a crucial vote on a plan to withdraw all US troops from the country by the end of 2011.

House prices fell 0.4% in November from a month earlier, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide.

Russia and Venezuela agree to co-operate on nuclear energy, during a visit to Caracas by President Dmitry Medvedev.

One in 10 people has tried to cut down on processed meats such as bacon in the wake of a report linking them to cancer, a survey says.

A 220 million year old fossil from China shows that the ancestors of modern turtles did not have complete shells

The UK advertising watchdog forces Apple to pull an iPhone advert after ruling it exaggerates the phone's speed.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows are to reunite for what they say will be their final tour, 20 years after they last went on the road.

Defending champion Martin Lel will bid for a record fourth win in the 2009 London Marathon.

Secondary schools in England are using Saturday schools and extended school days to boost pupils' results.