Libyan rebels fighting to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi edge west from the city of Misrata, while large explosions are reported in Tripoli.

One in six children are being taught in classes according to their ability by the time they are seven, research suggests.

Secondary schools in England are to be set a new target of securing five good GCSE passes for at least half of their pupils.

The UK must "fundamentally" change its aid relationship with India after 2015 by giving less to the increasingly prosperous country, MPs say.

An artist who has been painting one of his sitters for nearly 20 years wins the £25,000 BP Portrait Award.

Troubled care home provider Southern Cross is to hold a crisis meeting with landlords, lenders and the Department of Health on Wednesday.

Pupils at comprehensives in England are losing out on top degree places after being "mis-sold" A-level subjects like film studies and ICT, an MP says.

Children's charity Barnardo's says child victims of sexual exploitation are "failed by the system" because convictions are hard to achieve.