Indie rock band Alt-J are announced as the winners of this year's prestigious Mercury Prize for their debut album An Awesome Wave.

A row breaks out after the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland is named Bigot of the Year by gay rights charity Stonewall.

A leading republican has been charged with two offences by police investigating offences in relation to the murder of Robert McCartney in 2005.

Labour's support for a cut in the European Union budget shows the party is "repositioning" itself over Europe, former foreign secretary David Miliband says

Astronauts preparing for a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk to perform maintenance on the International Space Station warmed up for the task by dancing to Madonna's Vogue.

A watchdog has claimed that "dark clouds" are gathering for the future of simple bank accounts designed for vulnerable and low-income customers.

Governance of the Bank of England is "defective", says the head of the Treasury Committee after the publication of three independent reviews into the Bank.

A US court hands a 17-years sentence to a man accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with explosives-laden model aircraft.