The British fashion group, Mulberry, reports a fall in profits and says it needs to increase awareness in Asia and the US.

Labour MPs have been urged to stay away from a vote next month over Conservative plans for an in-out referendum on the EU in 2017.

HM Revenue and Customs should "fully investigate" Google after information from whistleblowers "undermined" the firm's defence of its tax arrangements, MPs say.

Female genital mutilation is not being properly tackled in the UK as police and social workers are afraid of being seen as politically incorrect, MPs say.

Over a third of honey bee colonies were lost over the winter, according to a survey by the British Beekeepers Association

Doctors in England and Wales see a four-fold increase in the number of children and teenagers admitted to hospital for conditions linked to obesity.

Thousands of children have been killed in unrest in Syria since March 2011, according to a new UN report on children and armed conflict.

The World Bank cuts its forecast for China as it warns that global economy is transitioning towards a period of more stable, but slower growth.