The Greek parliament approves 15,000 civil service layoffs in return for more EU/IMF bailout money, as hundreds protest in the streets outside.

Tottenham's Gareth Bale becomes the third man to be named PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same season.

US film maker Timothy Tracy, accused of fomenting post-election violence in Venezuela, is formally charged by a court in Caracas.

A ban on the display of cigarettes and other tobacco products in large shops in Scotland comes into force.

Bank lending to UK businesses will rise in 2013, the first increase in four years, the Ernst & Young Item Club predicts.

MPs on the Pubic Accounts Committee question whether the government's £310bn infrastructure spending plans are 'credible'.

A massive shake-up in the UK benefits system starts on Monday, with the first claims being made for a new universal credit payment.

Prime Minister David Cameron expresses concern about allegations that three Britons were tortured while in custody in Dubai.