David Cameron will say the economy is making "progress", despite shock figures showing it contracted during the final quarter of last year.

A report suggests some 250 Sure Start children's centres could be threatened with closure within a year.

Ireland's lower house of parliament passes a finance bill seen as key to meeting conditions of an 85bn euro EU and IMF rescue package.

Brazil says it will build 8,000 free houses for people made homeless by floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro state.

The level of chemicals used by fish farmers to treat sea lice has risen dramatically, a BBC Scotland investigation learns.

The cases of 20 environmental activists convicted of plotting to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station are to be reviewed, the BBC learns.

Amazon announces that it sold more Kindle downloads in the US than paperbacks, but says its profit margins slid.

Andy Murray takes on David Ferrer for the right to face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's Australian Open final.