BP is set to face civil proceedings over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 11 men and caused one of the worst oil spills in history.

Investment in the North Sea is the highest for 30 years and rising, according to a report by an oil and gas trade body.

The Oscars ceremony is taking place in Hollywood, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, and looks likely to be one of the most unpredictable Academy Awards for years.

The elections for police and crime commissioners "failed both candidates and voters alike", the Electoral Reform Society says.

For the first time, documentary makers film vampire bats are filmed preying on Humboldt penguin chicks.

The body that represents the mobile industry predicts operators will make more money from data than from voice by 2018.

David Beckham is aiming for a place in the Paris St-Germain starting XI after an instant impact in the win over Marseille.

A police officer suffers a fractured skull and another a broken wrist when they are "deliberately driven at" after pulling over a car in Manchester.