Inflation unexpectedly remained steady last month as upward pressure from petrol prices was offset by easing food costs, according to official figures..

The first NHS patient has received a pioneering new treatment for liver cancer, which uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy the disease..

Six people were arrested as Irish police were attacked with missiles and fireworks after violence flared outside a Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers..

A mother whose two sons were killed by their father said she hopes they would be proud after a decade of campaigning in their names has resulted in a promised change in the law on parental contact..