France, Belgium and Luxembourg approve a plan to secure the future of the troubled bank Dexia, following fears it could go bankrupt.

The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland is being asked by an MP to explain restrictions it has put on using cash machines for some customers.

Nominations open for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, as the award celebrates its 10-year anniversary.

Recent harsh winters in the the UK and northern Europe could be linked to unexpected variations in the Sun's ultraviolet rays, scientists find.

Labour Party members were wrong to boo at the mention of Tony Blair's name during the party conference, deputy leader Harriet Harman tells the BBC.

The two founders of the original Napster music-sharing site are teaming up to launch a video chat service called Airtime.

Two men admit killing 19-year-old student Reamonn Gormley, who was stabbed during an attempted street robbery in Blantyre.

More than a million public sector workers are to vote on potential strike action in a dispute over pension changes, Unison confirms.