S&P downgrades Ukraine, and the country cancels plans to raise $2bn from the sale of eurobonds that it hoped would be bought by Russia.

UK interest rates are likely to rise for the first time since the financial crisis in the spring of 2015, one Bank of England policy maker says.

Three men aged 88, 92 and 94 are detained by German authorities on suspicion of being guards at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.

What do the Beatles, James Bond and the Titanic have to do with curling? And how did George Clooney get hooked on the sport?

Women should be asked what they want when it comes to sport, to get more taking part and to close the gender gap, says the sports minister.

Powerful images showing the violence in Kiev appear on many front pages, while some continue to examine the causes of the floods that have hit much of Britain.

Most train passengers are unaware of their rights to compensation after cancellations or delays, the rail regulator says.

Magistrates should be moved to police stations at peak times to dispense on-the-spot justice, a report by the Policy Exchange think tank says.