The price of Brent Crude oil has fallen below $50 a barrel for the first time since May 2009.

The driver of a bin lorry that killed six people in the centre of Glasgow is discharged from hospital.

The economy and EU reforms will be discussed at talks between David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Downing Street later.

A month before the start of the financial crisis, the Bank of England was apparently unaware of impending trouble, new documents reveal.

Parents in the UK are more likely to worry about their children's mental well-being than any other health issue, suggests research.

Among eight new planets they have spied in distant solar systems, astronomers say one in particular has usurped the title of "most Earth-like alien world".

Schools are struggling to cope with the number of pupils self harming, two major teaching unions say.

The tail of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found in the Java Sea, say Indonesian officials, raising hopes of recovering the "black boxes".