A petrol bomb guts the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, after it named the Prophet Muhammad as "editor-in-chief" for its next issue.

Greek PM George Papandreou secures unanimous cabinet backing for a referendum on a EU bailout, despite shocked reactions from other eurozone members.

Companies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad, a new survey suggests.

Ministers will make an "enhanced offer" to unions in a bid to reach agreement over public sector pension changes, the BBC is told.

Cash-strapped councils may raid their health budgets to pay for basic services such as filling in potholes on local roads, MPs are warning.

Surgeons in Leeds are searching for a patient to take part in the UK's first hand transplant, following successful operations around the world.

A common drug may help treat children with progeria, the condition that causes them to age prematurely, Durham University researchers say.

The new £50 banknote featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt has been put into circulation by the Bank of England.