Mitt Romney is officially selected as the Republican presidential nominee at the party's national convention in Tampa, Florida.

The UK's tax authorities should do more to tackle alcohol smuggling, including more prosecutions, a committee of MPs says.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg suggests the wealthiest people in the UK could be asked to pay more tax for a limited period.

Fewer celebrities and civil servants should receive honours and the process should be made more transparent, a group of MPs says.

MPs say the restriction of capacity at Heathrow is harming the UK's economy.

Searches for the body of a man missing after a canoe capsized killing his two sons and a young girl are due to resume on Wednesday.

Hong Kong's financial market regulator is taking Ernst and Young to court, to force it to reveal information on a former China-based client, a move that is the first of its kind in the territory.

Government officials from Japan and North Korea meet in Beijing for their first direct talks in four years.