Events

LONDON (Reuters) - There is no case for emergency action to crack down on naked selling of credit default swaps, as called for by some EU states, Britain's Financial Services Authority said on Wednesday.

LONDON (AFP) - Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky won 150,000 pounds in libel damages Wednesday over a claim he was linked to the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's recovery from the worst recession in decades is gaining traction but confused economic data and the high risk of a hung parliament could yet snuff out its momentum, a monthly Reuters poll showed.

Gordon Brown has been challenged over his evidence to the Iraq inquiry during a heated exchange at Prime Minister's Questions.

Gordon Brown has been challenged over his evidence to the Iraq inquiry during a heated exchange at Prime Minister's Questions.

A man has pleaded for the Justice Secretary to reveal Jon Venables' identity after he was wrongly accused of being the James Bulger killer.

A psychiatric report on James Bulger's killer Jon Venables compiled before his release said he was a "trivial" risk to the public, it has been claimed.

Two British plane spotters are back home after avoiding a 10-year sentence in an Indian jail on spying charges.

Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass strike.

Tess Daly has said her marriage to fellow TV presenter husband Vernon Kay is "worth fighting for" after he admitted sending explicit messages to a string of women.