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The threat of a double dip recession hitting Scotland is "diminishing", according to the Bank of Scotland's chief economist.

Seven European aviation companies write to political leaders warning of the impact of a controversial carbon emissions trading scheme.

Soul Mavericks are the first street dance crew ever to appear in an opera at The Royal Opera House in Miss Fortune.

The Labour Party chooses the deputy leader of Bradford Council as its candidate for the forthcoming Bradford West by-election.

El Salvador's opposition Arena party is on course for a general election win, according to officials, with almost all the votes counted.

Kennel Club's annual canine competition

China's ratings hit: murderers' last interviews before execution

A seven-year-old Lhasa Apso named Elizabeth wins the Best in Show title at the Crufts dog show at Birmingham's NEC.

Prince Harry has described his Diamond Jubilee tour of the Commonwealth nations of Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas as "an emotional trip".

A fire in a giant tent at a construction site in the Turkish city of Istanbul kills at least 11 workers, officials say.

Two females found dead in a flat in West Yorkshire were both teenagers and had been stabbed, police say, as they continue to question a man.

The issues at the heart of British Bill of Rights row

England's Justin Rose claims his fourth USPGA Tour victory as he wins the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, in Florida.

A cave containing more than 150 bodies in southern Mexico was part of an ancient burial ground dating back some 1,300 years, anthropologists say

Jupiter will appear to pass Venus in the western night sky in the coming days, at a separation of about two fingers' width held at arm's length.

Voters in Swiss referendums reject proposals for longer annual leave but agree to install "sex boxes" for prostitution in Zurich.

Prince Harry describes his Diamond Jubilee tour of Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas as "an emotional trip" that has left him exhausted, but "choked up".

US President Barack Obama phones his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to express condolences over the massacre of 16 villagers, allegedly by a US soldier.

Tiger Woods withdraws during the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Florida with a leg injury

A man is arrested after allegedly holding his 79-year-old mother captive for 28 hours at a house in the West Midlands.