The government comes under fire from a committee of MPs for failing to cut the number of ministers and aides it appoints.

An unseasonable snowstorm hits the US East Coast, killing at least six people and leaving more than three million homes without electricity.

David Cameron promises an "all-out mission" to kick-start infrastructure projects and revive the economy.

A powerful body which is at the heart of the government's controversial NHS reforms in England begins work on Monday.

The Japanese government intervenes in the currency market to weaken the yen after the currency hit a post-war high.

David Cameron is expected to promise tough action against English councils that fail to place children with adoptive parents within 12 months.

Energy regulator Ofgem fines Npower £2m for failing to handle complaints properly, and says it is also investigating EDF Energy.

Traces of bone-eating "zombie worms" have been found in a three million year old fossil from Italy, say researchers.