The owner of a removal firm died days after a flesh-eating disease spread through his body, an inquest hears.

The BBC's Karen Allen reports from Zimbabwe on how the US dollar is propping up a collapsed economy.

Losing the opt-out from the EU's 48-hour working week would be a "mistake" during an economic downturn, a minister warns.

Two police officers are among hundreds of people in Edinburgh and West Lothian who have been victims of a card cloning scam.

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evidence, say researchers.

The BBC News website has a new weekly column where leading clinicians and experts outline their views on health topics.

In the heart of London's Soho district, there's a new NHS clinic for gambling addiction, writes the BBC's Adam Brimelow.

One in three women will face abuse in their lifetime, the UN warns, on a global day of action against violence on women.

A Newcastle man and his Thai partner are jailed for running a massage parlour offering "extra services".

Women with first-hand experience of the sex industry gave the BBC News website contrasting perspectives on the government's clampdown of prostitution.

Despite the environmental now being a mainstream topic, green campaign groups are still as relevant as ever.

The Egyptian government says it has placed a ban on Egyptian doctors going to work in Saudi Arabia.

The man accused of the murder and rape of Hannah Foster was framed by his work colleague, a court hears.

The government says that agreements made by religious sharia councils can be put before family courts for approval.

A former underworld armourer accused of supplying guns to a gang of criminals tells a court he was coerced into giving a false statement.

Academics are under increasing pressure to award higher than deserved grades, a poll suggests.

Almost two decades on from the difficult birth of multi-party democracy in much of Africa, the BBC's Focus on Africa magazine asks whether the continent should be held to western standards of democracy?

A woman accused of stalking actor John Cusack accepts a plea deal that will allow her to avoid state prison.

A woman will go on trial accused of stalking actor John Cusack, after a last-minute plea deal collapsed.

Profiles of some of China's leading activists, who continue to cause problems for the ruling Communist Party.