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

Green campaigners are furious at plans that would allow Europe's farmers get two subsidies for one lot of environmental benefits.

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

Israelis are preparing to go to the polls in a general election which looks set to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office.

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

Global unemployment rose by 4 million in 2012 to 197 million and is expected to grow further in the coming years, the UN labour agency warns.

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.

Minerals found underground on Mars are the "strongest evidence yet" that the planet may have supported life, according to new research.