The government's budget forecast of a return to fiscal health by 2014 hinges on 'unobservable' growth potential says the IFS.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will act "aggressively and responsibly" to restore security after a bomb explodes in central Jerusalem.

At least 10 people have been killed after Syrian police opened fire on people protesting against the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in Deraa, witnesses say.

Britain is temporarily withdrawing part of its embassy team from Yemen due to ongoing violence in the country, the Foreign Office says.

A BBC survey of schoolchildren has given a unique insight into the daily lives, fears and aspirations of a generation of young people in the UK.

Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore halt shipments of food products from the region near the Fukushima nuclear plant.

A third of 11 to 16-year-olds questioned say their families have had to cut back on spending, in a wide-ranging BBC survey about young people in the UK.

Chancellor George Osborne announces a greater than expected cut in fuel duty as he sets out a "Budget for growth".