The Treasury says more businesses could take advantage of a tax break for taking on new employees after Labour said the initiative was a "total flop".

The US Federal Reserve says it will publish regular interest rate forecasts in an effort to improve transparency at the central bank.

Nissan produced 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant in 2011, up 14% from 2010 and a new record for a single UK car plant.

Opposition activists accuse the Syrian government of deceiving Arab League monitors by replacing military vehicles in city centres.

A Cornwall auction house gets it "spectacularly wrong" as a damaged piece of Chinese porcelain is sold for £25,000 - more than 40 times its estimated price.

Individuals will still face significant social care costs even if politicians reach agreement on reform in England, experts say.

Energy companies are being urged by the charity Save the Children to do more to help British families struggling to heat their homes this winter.

Preliminary results from the Iowa caucuses show a tight three-way contest developing between Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum.