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Some GPs are refusing to visit elderly patients in care homes, sometimes offering only a telephone diagnosis for sick patients, the BBC reveals.

Envoy Kofi Annan says he is optimistic after more talks with the Syrian leader, but admits there is no deal yet to end the bloodshed.

A massive fire has swept through one of the best-preserved castles in Slovakia, destroying much of the historic building.

Nick Clegg says the richest must pay their fair share of tax, pledging to "call time on tycoon tax dodgers" ahead of next week's Budget.

A gene that is responsible for helping plants to stay dormant at night is discovered by scientists.

A service of remembrance has taken place at Halifax Minster to commemorate the lives of the six soldiers killed in Afghanistan when their armoured vehicle was hit by a Taleban bomb.

Experts advised the government that badger control plans could kill tens of thousands of the animals and make cattle TB worse, documents show.

Roman Catholics in England and Wales are being urged to stop same-sex marriages in a letter from senior archbishops being read in 2,500 parish churches.

Church leaders ready to fight for traditional marriage

Kate Humble explains how perihelion, the day when the Earth is closest to the Sun, occurs in the depths of the northern hemisphere's winter.

An Ecuadorian family's two-decade fight for justice

One of the government's commissioners examining whether a British Bill of Rights is needed has told BBC One's Sunday Politics show he is resigning.

How tsunami-hit north-east Japan looks one year on

A plan to move nuclear fuel from Dounreay in Caithness to Sellafield in Cumbria should involve rail transport, a council says.

Scotland's health secretary Nicola Sturgeon urges those in the drinks industry opposed to minimum pricing not to hold up the legislation in the courts.

Israeli air strikes have pounded Gaza for a second day, as Palestinians unleash a barrage of rockets in retaliation for the killing of a militant leader.

Japan marks the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the north-east coast, leaving about 20,000 dead or missing.

Hundreds of scantily clad and nude cyclists took to the streets of Peru's capital, Lima, to call attention to safety conditions on the city's roads.

At least six people are killed in a grenade attack in the Kenyan capital which the authorities are blaming on Somali militant group al-Shabab.

Nikica Jelavic scores his first goal for Everton as they continue their fine run of form by beating Tottenham.