An investigation has been launched after a British Airways flight from London to Glasgow had to turn back because the pilots were taken ill.

A nurse arrested on suspicion of murdering three patients at Stepping Hill Hospital is released on bail pending further inquiries.

China's lending and money supply grow at a faster pace than expected as the country relaxes its credit restrictions.

The cabinet is to discuss proposals to give the Scottish government the legal power to hold a binding referendum on independence.

Nigeria's president says for the first time he thinks sympathisers of the Islamist Boko Haram group are in his government and security agencies.

Vincent Kompany was only sent off because Wayne Rooney put pressure on referee Chris Foy in Manchester City's 3-2 FA Cup defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, according to Roberto Mancini.

Troubled retailer HMV reports a sharp fall in sales for the Christmas period but notes a slowing in the decline of its music and film business.

Olympus is considering suing its executives after an accounting cover-up at the firm calls into questions corporate governance in Japan.