Some 20% to 40% of buy-to-let landlords will be in negative equity if house prices keep falling at current rates, a report says.

Everyone has an opinion about housing estates - but for those who have never lived on one, perceptions are almost certainly negative, says Lynsey Hanley.

The divide between older and younger generations has sparked a debate about the behaviour of young people in society.

The constant bad press around boys is making people less willing to adopt them, says a national adoption agency.

Doctors dismissed Denzil Searle's claims that he had Lyme disease after tests proved negative, but he battled for treatment.

People living in Wythenshawe, wrongly dubbed Europe's biggest council estate, are trying to transform its "outdated and negative" image.

Barack Obama's half-hour television advertisement on Wednesday seals his total dominance of the TV air war.

The number of people losing their homes after failing to meet mortgage payments is up sharply, says the UK's financial watchdog.

Barack Obama accuses John McCain of negative campaigning and is accused of arrogance 10 days before the US election.

A seller on the online marketplace eBay threatens to sue a customer in a row over negative feedback

BBC economics editor Hugh Pym explains why we are probably in a recession, even though official data has yet to show it.

Gordon Brown told MPs this week that Britain was in recession, in a speech that echoed Norman Lamont 18 years ago. What was Britain like at the start of the last downturn, and what's happened to people who suffered back then?

What's the real impact of the economic slowdown? In a special day of coverage BBC News is taking the temperature across the UK. You can keep track of all the main developments as they happen on this page.

Wolverhampton patients test negative for tuberculosis after a patient was diagnosed with the infectious disease.

Obesity and lack of fitness raise the risk of illness by impacting negatively on the body's internal chemistry, research suggests.

The BBC looks at the Republican party's use of negative campaigning in the Presidential campaign.

The US presidential candidates clash over the economy and negative campaigning in a testy, final pre-election debate.

The US presidential candidates clash over the economy and negative campaigning in a testy final pre-election debate.

The BBC News website assesses the claims made in the final US presidential debate to check which were true and which were false.

A snapshot of some key quotes and exchanges from the final US presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.