Personal pressures at work and at home are driving more people to commit fraud, while crime by professional fraudsters is falling, a survey suggests.

The mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence reveals that she and her other son have been subjected to recent threats.

More than 5,000 schools were closed across the UK as snow and icy conditions continued for a fourth day, affecting roads, railways and airports.

Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor is set to begin his appeal at a UN-backed court in The Hague against a 50-year war crimes sentence.

Former Met Police constable Paul Flattley and Sun journalist Virginia Wheeler are charged in connection with alleged illegal payments for information.

India's foreign investment agency approves Ikea's entry into the Indian market, bringing the Swedish firm closer to being the first with wholly owned outlets.

Mauricio Pochettino's Southampton managerial career gets off to a promising start as an entertaining game with Everton ends goalless.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has downgraded mackerel from its list of fish suitable to eat.