Patients will be able to comment on the performance of their GP on an NHS website, under government plans.

The Bishop of Manchester attacks society's "buy now, pay later" culture during his Christmas Day sermon.

The full text of Nick Clegg's speech on the future of liberalism.

As you decide whether or not to have children, should you take the world's increasing stack of environmental woes into account?

Politicians and central bankers in the UK and across the world are battling to get you to spend more money on non-essential items so lack of demand does not send the global economy into freefall.

The colourful world of coral reefs is under threat as oceans absorb greater quantities of carbon, but not all hope is lost.

The low-carbon economy is an integral part of the world's economic recovery, not a luxurious extra.

With recession looming and unemployment rising, politicians and economists are trying to find ways of stimulating economic growth. But is growth a good thing? Does it have harmful consequences? Could we live without it?

Despite the optimism of many domestic consumers, China will find it hard to escape the global economic turmoil, says the BBC's Quentin Somerville in Beijing.

The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby looks at why France appears to have weathered the credit crunch storm better than other countries.

Why economic problems must not derail progress on the Millennium Development Goals, which the UN assesses this week.

The BBC's Stephanie Holmes asks what design from the Cold War can reveal about contemporary relations between Russia and the West.

Teacher Kath Kelly found £117 in dropped coins and notes on the streets of Bristol, during a year in which she lived off £1 a day. She shares her tips on spotting free money.

The man who wrote 100 Things to Do Before You Die has died in the US, before completing his own list. Why did his book in 1999 spark a publishing phenomenon?

Parents can now act as agents to handle their children's university applications - and then turn up for the interviews too.

Young males lack positive role models and see crime as a short cut to wealth and power, a minister warns.

The hit film at the Edinburgh Festival is set around St Pancras and paid for by Eurostar. Is this the future for movies, not to mention music, novels, TV dramas...?

Beijing is following in the footsteps of other cities and taking drastic measures to improve its air quality in the run-up to the Olympics. But is it possible to conquer air pollution in a such a short space of time?

Pope Benedict XVI calls for all religions to unite against terrorism and resolve conflicts peacefully as he continues his visit to Australia.

Pope Benedict XVI attacks popular culture and consumerism in an address to tens of thousands of young Catholics.