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People in England are being offered help to climb onto or up the housing ladder as the government's new mortgage indemnity scheme launches.

A £50m package is being unveiled to attract 'star scientists' to Wales in a bid to boost research and the economy.

Food industry experts have warned that egg prices are set to rise dramatically after an EU ban on battery hen cages came into force.

Changes to the law will give people more control over their social services, the Welsh government says.

Papers expect a backlash after Afghan massacre

Northern Ireland Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse group is to meet the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland later.

More than a third of the legislators elected in the recently concluded polls in five Indian states face criminal charges, says an independent watchdog.

US forces in Afghanistan are being warned of possible reprisal attacks following the killings of 16 civilians by an American soldier.

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A man whose body is so paralysed that he wants a doctor to be allowed to kill him will find out later if his case has been thrown out.

New BBC talent show aims to give a voice to unsigned talent

Could we use machines to build a superhuman?

Pupils in England should have better access to their school nurses and be able to text them to make an appointment, the government says.

A Malaysian minister embroiled in a corruption scandal over millions of government funds meant for a cattle project says she will resign next month.

Visits to elderly neighbours could prevent accidents and save lives, research suggests.

Jewish settlers in the biggest illegal outpost in the West Bank strike a deal with the government to relocate to a state-built community.

China posts its largest trade deficit in at least a decade after imports of commodities jump as firms build up supplies.

Use it or lose it - how the fight to save Britain's forgotten food is getting big ideas.

Advanced prostate cancer patients in Scotland will not be given access to a drug which could extend their lives.

Technology aimed at translating sign language into text is being developed by Aberdeen scientists.