MP Andrew Mitchell has invested in a film-financing company that tax collectors say was a tax avoidance scheme, BBC Newsnight learns.

EU leaders fail to agree on who should fill two top EU jobs - foreign policy chief and European Council president.

Gilbert and George turn to a funny source of inspiration for their latest exhibition: nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.

Care Minister Norman Lamb says he has changed his mind and is now in favour of a law on assisted dying in certain circumstances.

After his wife's death, writer Francisco Goldman spent five years in mourning before embracing Mexico City life again.

Do Germany's multi-generational houses hold the key to solving loneliness among the elderly?

As a heatwave sweeps across the UK, several papers lead on warnings that the high temperatures could cause hospitalisations and deaths.

Almost £20m raised by fining the banking industry will partly fund specialist accommodation for military veterans, the prime minister says.