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Nine out of the ten poorest areas in England are in the North West, a church charity survey shows.

A growing number of people are failing to save anything for their retirement - leaving them in a "precarious" position, a pensions provider says.

Why the US is falling in love again with UK pop

IAEA head Yukiya Amano begins talks in Tehran, after voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has discovered a host of vintage health and safety posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a warehouse.

The Mexican army says a leader of the Zetas drug cartel has been arrested for the killing of 49 people whose bodies were dumped by a roadside.

MSPs call for a crackdown on late-running trains by bringing in tougher rules for services in Scotland.

Shoppers deserted Scotland's high streets last month as footfall fell by nearly a fifth, according to a survey by retailers.

A collapse in the eurozone would create the "ideal recipe for an increase in extremism and xenophobia", the UK deputy PM says.

Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake in northern Italy spend the night in shelters as aftershocks continue in the region.

With 100 days to go, organisers say the London 2012 Paralympics will be the "biggest ever", as tickets go back on sale.

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.

A look back at the life of Bee Gee Robin Gibb, founder member of one of the most commercially successful bands of all time.

A second man is charged with the murder of a 40-year-old widower who was found stabbed to death in his Brighton flat.

Thousands of people turned out to see rock band Muse carry the Olympic flame in their Devon hometown on the second day of the torch relay.

A single 30% rate of income tax is needed in order to boost growth in the UK, according to a report by a campaign group and business leaders.

Nato leaders are meeting in Chicago in a summit dominated by the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Tom Daley marks his return to the scene of his first European title with a personal best score to seal his second continental crown in Eindhoven.

An annular eclipse, in which the Moon partially blocks out light from the Sun, has moved across east Asia and the western US.

Tens of thousands of fans have taken to the streets of west London to welcome home Chelsea's Champions League-winning squad.