VoteKansas.org

Appropriate Adult, ITV1's dramatisation of the investigation into serial killer Fred West, leads the nominations for this year's Bafta TV Awards.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis reports a sharp fall in profits, due in part to manufacturing problems at a US plant and to currency moves.

An elections expert who reviewed the 2007 Holyrood voting shambles says a two question independence referendum would "muddy the waters".

Global efforts to cut the number of deaths from measles have fallen short of World Health Organization (WHO) targets.

The number of people convicted of animal cruelty in England and Wales rose by nearly a quarter last year, according to the RSPCA.

The search for a sailor lost off the coast of Cornwall after a tug sank is abandoned.

China's President Hu Jintao stresses friendship with Pyongyang, as the US asks China to explain the origins of North Korea's missile launcher.

Associated British Foods announces a 3% rise in half-year profits thanks to strong performances from retailer Primark and its sugar business.

Traces of ancient viruses which infected our ancestors millions of years ago are more widespread in us than previously thought.

The number of people convicted of animal cruelty rises by more than a third, but the RSPCA pledges "zero tolerance" against culprits.

The number of people convicted of animal cruelty and neglect rose by nearly a quarter in England and Wales last year, the RSPCA says.

New legislation making it easier for councils to intervene in schools should mean "earlier but less drastic" action over a school in difficulty, says the education minister.

A new set of proposals is drawn up after talks in the fuel tanker driver dispute, with the Unite union given nearly a month to consult on them.

European shocks occupy papers

Bioscience firm Life Technologies is to invest £12.5m into its base near Glasgow helping it expand and create new jobs.

A County Antrim woman speaks of how drugs turned her happy child into a withdrawn and agitated teenager.

"This summer could be the making or breaking of Ravi Bopara's international career"

Former officials from a Chinese village that staged a high-profile rebellion over local corruption have been punished, Chinese media report.

Previously unknown populations of Scottish wildcats are living in the Cairngorms National Park, conservationists discover.

Significant rises in rail and bus fares could be on the cards as Translink is heading towards a multi-million pound loss.