BBC chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym explains the terminology of government debt with the aid of some coloured sweets.

Customers of the Nationwide are experiencing difficulties with some card payments, the building society has admitted.

A police investigation is launched into the deaths of a number of patients who were under the care of a consultant surgeon.

Uefa has charged Manuel Pellegrini over his comments following Manchester City's Champions League match with Barcelona.

Elise Christie fails to qualify for the 1,000m short track speed skating final after receiving a third penalty of the Games.

EastEnders character Lucy Beale is to be killed off this Easter, the BBC confirms.

Serious security failings in home routers are getting more attention from both attackers and researchers.

Aviva is writing to tens of thousands of customers after concerns that two employees stole details of people who had recently had accidents and sold them on to claims companies.