Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will hear how they did in their GCSE exams.

Cancer survival rates for teenagers and young adults in Britain are rising, figures show.

Russia introduces its own draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, a day after rejecting a rival French document.

For black holes, there appears to be very little room for mediocrity, astronomers have found.

Joy in Kingston as homegrown hero wins double gold

Wales lose in injury time to Georgia after a mistake allows Beka Gotsiridze to grab the winner in Swansea.

A man who caused a huge train crash by leaving his car on the tracks is given 11 life sentences by a Los Angeles court.

Shares in US mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunge again amid new talk of a government bail-out.

Speculation is mounting about Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's choice of running mate.

Russia says a US-Polish missile defence deal creates a new arms race, warning it will react beyond 'diplomatic demarches'.

The prime minister, travelling to the Beijing Olympics, says his party will win the next general election.

Fresh doubts raised over fighting Algeria's Islamists

Uncovering human rights abuses in the Georgia conflict

A Nigerian group backing Barack Obama says money it raised was not meant for his campaign.

Japan ups stakes in battle on anti-whaling activists

Germany prepares legislation aimed at blocking sovereign wealth funds from taking big stakes in local firms.

Russia says it has evidence of 133 civilians killed in the conflict over South Ossetia - far lower than its initial estimate of 1,600.

Kenya's ex anti-graft chief John Githongo says those who admit corruption should get amnesty.

Georgia's displaced voice anger at the scale of violence

Hua Guofeng's time as China's leader was brief but key