Small business owners polled in the UK work fewer hours than their counterparts in the US, Germany, France, Netherlands or Spain, according to a survey.

The daughter of Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi has been abducted after leaving a prison in Tripoli, officials say.

Manchester United's late loan move for Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao did fail, it is confirmed.

The UK will continue to push for a "strong international response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria", Foreign Secretary William Hague tells MPs.

Brazil and Mexico demand an explanation from the US over claims that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the presidents of both Latin American countries.

Almost half of school districts in England will have more primary pupils than places within two years, analysis by local authority leaders suggests.

Manchester United sign Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Premier League rivals Everton for £27.5m.

Thousands of oil and gas industry delegates are in Aberdeen for the start of the biennial Offshore Europe exhibition and conference.