Telemarketing companies that plague members of the public with unwanted calls are set to become easier to penalise under an action plan being put forward by ministers.

Network Rail says it expects to be fined about £70m - a record figure - for delays suffered by UK passengers.

Independent owner Evgeny Lebedev says he could sell the newspaper if a bidder offered "the right price".

Taiwanese opponents of a controversial trade deal with China hold a mass rally in Taipei, saying it will leave Taiwan too dependent on Beijing.

Energy Secretary Ed Davey says the UK is not facing blackouts, despite concern about a lack of investment in new power stations.

Italian police arrest two men who were allegedly trying to deposit trillions of euros in fake bonds in the Vatican bank.