Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.

British forces say they have seized two compounds in a Taliban stronghold at the start of a fresh bid to push insurgents out of Helmand province.

The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.

Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.

A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.

Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.