Shadow chancellor Ed Balls wants to draft in the Office for Budget Responsibility to scrutinise Labour's election manifesto in an effort to boost Labour's economic credibility.

US singer Jason Derulo celebrates his third UK number one with his latest single Talk Dirty.

BBC Sport looks at the ups and downs of the short but eventful reign of Paolo Di Canio as head coach at Sunderland

Building Societies are "well placed" to benefit from an economic recovery, and are showing "healthy" profits, says the accountancy firm KPMG.

A drug that was used to treat the skin disorder psoriasis has shown signs of being able to treat aspects of type 1 diabetes.

Large companies will have to train a new apprentice for each skilled worker they hire from outside the EU, under Labour plans.

Scientists have mapped the genome of the native ash tree, in research to find a way to protect woodlands from a deadly fungus.

Most people held at a shopping centre in Nairobi by suspected al-Shabab militants have been freed, officials tell the BBC, but the operation continues.