Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says new proposals are needed for the televised leaders' debates during the general election campaign.

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers hits a century off 31 balls to record the fastest ever one-day international ton.

A North Korean prison camp escapee, now a high-profile human rights campaigner, apologises for inaccuracies in his story and says he may end his work.

The UK must redouble its efforts to "wipe out anti-Semitism," says Home Secretary Theresa May, amid safety fears within the Jewish community.

President Obama will in his State of the Union address push for tax raises on the wealthy to help the middle classes, officials say.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg defends his opposition to the so-called "snoopers' charter", insisting a "blanket" approach to data retention is "not very British".

The UK's hotels and shops saw spending by Russians fall 28% last year largely thanks to the plunge in the rouble.

A church service for the eight missing crew of a cargo ship which capsized and sank in the Pentland Firth is to be held on Sunday.