The coup leader in Burkina Faso says he is ready to hand over power to transitional civilian authorities, as the army is reportedly marching on the capital.

The former owner of a US peanut company is given a 28-year prison sentence for his role in a salmonella outbreak linked to nine deaths.

Pope Francis praises the "efforts" and "sacrifices" of the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba during mass in the city of Holguin.

Borrowers could be caught out by fees on balance transfer credit card deals after being enticed by 0% interest offers, a consumer group warns.

UK public sector borrowing rose slightly in August from a year earlier, but borrowing for the financial year so far is lower.

The length of roadworks on motorways and A-roads in England should be shortened to reduce drivers' frustrations, ministers say.

A man who plotted a mass cyanide attack from his bedroom is found guilty by a majority verdict at a retrial.

The "untouchable" founder of the aid charity Shelterbox fraudulently gave contracts to his son and set up sham companies, the Old Bailey hears.