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Private rents in England and Wales went up by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services.

Asking taxpayers and child benefit recipients to reveal information to their partners is legal, HM Revenue & Customs says, despite claims it breaks confidentiality rules.

Months of warnings have failed to stop a major malnutrition crisis in Niger, affecting more than six million people, Save the Children says.

The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.

A major search is under way to find a fishing boat which has disappeared without trace with a crew of three off the Dorset coast.

British fighter Amir Khan says compulsory drug testing must be introduced in boxing in an attempt to clean up the sport.

David Beckham and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson were part of an official delegation led by Princess Anne that travelled to Greece to collect the torch.

The US says it has relaxed some sanctions on investments in Burma and named an ambassador to the country following political reforms.

The perils of being a reporter on live TV, the cafe just for cats and the $1,500 hot dog.

Relatives of the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, have given detailed accounts of the torture and retribution they have allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities.

The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel says.

A man is charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose after police found items in a garage in Cheltenham.

Stuart Broad is happy with England's position after day one of the first Test at Lord's as West Indies close on 243-9.

Officials say prisoners have taken control of a jail in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula where at least one person died in a fight between inmates on Wednesday.

Romantic comedy Please Don't Stop The Music scoops the annual Romantic Novel of the Year award.

A scientist in North Carolina had a lucky escape when he was attacked by an alligator.

France's new government holds its first cabinet meeting, announcing a 30% pay cut for President Hollande and his ministers.

A man paid £20,000 by mistake because he has the same name as a council leader denies he was wrong to leave the UK.

Concern over the eurozone debt crisis has continued to weigh on financial markets, with the euro dropping more than a cent against the US dollar.

Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.