David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".

A think tank questions whether an "oil fund" in an independent Scotland would be the best approach for Scotland's economy.

Why would an ex-heavy metal roadie become a priest?

Comedian Frank Carson, who has died at the age of 85, never lost touch with his roots in the Great Patrick Street area near Belfast city centre, where he was born in 1926.

Kennelling types of dogs suspected of being dangerous cost the police at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.

According to the UN, no European country has born the brunt of the extreme weather more than the Ukraine, where 112 people died.

How Turkey's efforts in war-torn Somalia are setting an example

The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit.

Professor Timothy Garton Ash of Oxford University and comedian Rainer Hersch discuss the success of the film comedy Iron Sky and whether or not making light of Germany's history means coming to te ...

Bells at Notre Dame in Paris are being replaced to mark the 850th anniversary of the cathedral