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57% 'fear financial difficulties'

Six out of 10 Britons are worried they will not have enough money to enable them to live comfortably during the coming year, a...

High-speed rail route revealed

The Government is to reveal its preferred route for the HS2 high-speed rail line from London to Birmingham.The line, featuring 250mph trains, will pass...

Thousands protest over 'vote fraud'

In the biggest challenge to authoritarian Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko in 16 years in power, thousands of demonstrators massed outside the main government office...

Residents evacuated ahead of drills

South Korean troops will conduct firing drills on Monday from a border island shelled by a North Korean artillery barrage last month, despite Pyongyang's...

27 killed in Mexico pipeline blast

A massive oil pipeline explosion has laid waste to parts of a central Mexican city, incinerating people, cars, houses and trees as gushing crude...

English children 'more competitive'

The stereotypical image of the English sportsman who is gracious in defeat and believes in "fair play" is not the case for today's children.As...

Poorer areas 'suffer deeper cuts'

Official figures show cuts to local council funding are on average four times deeper in the poorest areas of the country than the best...

Jockey McCoy nets BBC sports award

Jockey AP McCoy has been crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year.The 36-year-old bookmakers' favourite finally won the Grand National this year on Don't...

MPs back gun ban for criminals

Criminals who receive suspended jail terms should be stripped of any gun licences they hold, MPs reviewing firearms laws have said.Current legislation in England...

Bad weather fails to deter shoppers

Retailers reported the "best day of trading in years" as shoppers braved the wintry weather to reach the high street.On what was expected to...

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