The CWU's general secretary tells the BBC he is "certain" the union's members will vote in favour of a national strike over pensions, pay and privatisation plans.

The so-called troika of lenders arrives in Lisbon to review Portugal's economic progress and determine whether it should receive a bailout instalment.

Four men appear in court over an alleged attempt to take control of computers at a Santander bank branch to steal millions of pounds.

Making sure people on the minimum wage do not have to pay income tax will be a key demand in any future coalition negotiations, Nick Clegg says.

Windfarm developers will be given a cash incentive to build more turbines on Scottish islands, the UK energy secretary confirms.

Japan faces its longest period without nuclear power for four decades, as it shuts down its last reactor amid public concerns after Fukushima.

US broadcaster National Public Radio plans to shed 10% of its staff in an effort to close a $6.1m (£3.8m) budget deficit.