Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is given 30 days to reply to claims over 'mishandling' of the Lockerbie investigation and trial.

Dozens of Taiwanese boats are reported to have sailed to the disputed East China Sea islands at the heart of a row between Japan and China.

The government is to put £1bn into a bank designed to increase lending to businesses, Vince Cable tells the Lib Dem conference

David Cameron is to reaffirm his commitment to increase Britain's aid spending later, despite opposition from within his own party.

The government is "on track" to raise £4bn this year via schemes to crack down on tax dodgers, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander will say.

A harmless virus that lives on our skin could be used as a treatment for acne, scientists believe.

The former chairman of Olympus, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, pleads guilty to charges of covering up losses of $1.7bn, in a trial that started today.

Preparations are under way to extradite radical preacher Abu Hamza to the US, after the European Court of Human Rights rejects his final bid for an appeal.