Edward Snowden, the ex-CIA employee who leaked secret US surveillance details, has vowed to fight any attempt to extradite him from Hong Kong.

After five years and more than £8m, the review into the future of children's heart surgery in England has been suspended. So what does the future hold for families and for the vital service provided by the NHS?

The Lib Dems have let women down, leader Nick Clegg admits, after an independent inquiry says the party has struggled to create an "encouraging" environment.

More than 200 flights in and out of the UK cancelled on second day of French air traffic controllers' strike.

Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester is to step down from his role later this year.

Wages have fallen more in real terms during the current economic downturn than ever before, according to a report.

The NHS needs to do more to prevent falls in hospitals, warns a health watchdog.

Germany begins work to reconstruct what was one of the world's grandest buildings, the 18th Century palace of Prussian kings in Berlin.