Plans to create a template for "no-frills" savings products in a bid to simplify the market are outlined by the UK government.

Three men die and another man is injured in a crash involving three cars in Cumbernauld.

The way prisoners on remand are held should be changed to improve fairness and reduce costs, the Chief Inspector of Prisons says.

BBC digital stations 1Xtra and Radio 4 Extra record their biggest listening figures in the latest Rajar report.

The European Central Bank will hold its latest meeting amid much speculation that it will take unprecedented steps to help shore up the euro.

At least 16 people are injured in Egypt after Muslims attack a Christian church and homes near Cairo, in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is in the US after fleeing house arrest in his home country, urges Washington to investigate his case.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to make his first visit to Britain for seven years when he arrives on an unofficial trip.