Former Conservative deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine tells the BBC the UK will join the euro "if it survives".

A former London DIY store cashier who became governor of an oil-rich Nigerian state is jailed for 13 years after admitting fraud totalling nearly £50m.

NHS workers and civil servants are to strike on 10 May, a day after the Queen's speech, over their pension dispute.

Developers hope to attract 30,000 visitors a year to a Gwynedd slate quarry with what they claim will be the second longest zip line in the world.

The British Film Institute announces its celebration of Alfred Hitchcock which includes a restoration of his silent films.

Plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol in England and Wales could cause a rise in counterfeit alcohol, warns the Local Government Association.

More than 20 writers are still needed to complete the line-up for a poetry festival representing every nation competing in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah says he would be willing to mediate in the Syrian crisis, in a rare interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.