ITV period drama Downton Abbey is to get a fifth series, it is announced, as the fourth series draws to a close.

Moves to allow Glasgow's Burrell Collection to go on loan, against the wishes of the shipping magnate who assembled it, have been backed by MSPs.

Stronger economic growth in the UK over the next few years will not be accompanied by a big rise in employment, a survey suggests.

Over the next fortnight, negotiators from all over the world are meeting in Warsaw in the hope of advancing discussion on a new global climate deal.

Tensions between Shia and Sunnis Muslims are probably the most serious threat to world security, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohamed Zarif tells the BBC.

A Soyuz capsule returns to Earth carrying the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch, after its first spacewalk as part of the Russian lead-up to the Games.

A scheme to encourage nursery children to brush their teeth has saved more than £6m in dental costs, according to a new study.

The transport secretary is summoned to appear before a committee of MPs over a contested report about the economic benefits of the HS2 rail project.