A decision by outgoing Czech President Vaclav Klaus to amnesty nearly one in three prisoners draws protests and raises concerns in legal circles.

Eight police officers are injured as trouble breaks out in east Belfast following a loyalist protest against restrictions to the flying of the union flag.

X Factor contestant Rylan Clark and horse racing champion Frankie Dettori are among the stars in this year's Celebrity Big Brother house.

At least nine people have been killed and many injured by a car bomb at a petrol station in Damascus, say activists.

As thousands of people see their mortgage endowments mature, many will see a shortfall confirmed and a deadline for mis-selling claims has expired.

A former pub landlord from West Yorkshire has become the first person in the UK to have a hand transplant.

The government should rule out using peak-time train fare rises to manage passenger numbers, says a report by the Commons Transport Select Committee.

Switzerland's oldest bank, Wegelin, is to close permanently after pleading guilty in a New York court to helping Americans evade their taxes.