The government comes under fire from a committee of MPs for failing to cut the number of ministers and aides it appoints.

Qantas will resume flights after an independent tribunal orders a permanent end to the industrial dispute with union members.

Proposals are published for a university admissions system where students apply once they have their results.

Criminals including rapists and murderers have been held at the UK border thanks to a screening system introduced six years ago, a minister has said.

Nato's mission over Libya is set to end after more than seven months, despite calls from the National Transitional Council for the operation to continue.

An unseasonable snowstorm hits the US East Coast, killing at least six people and leaving more than three million homes without electricity.

The outgoing president of the ECB, Jean-Claude Trichet, says it is "absolutely normal" for the eurozone countries to seek help from China.

David Cameron promises an "all-out mission" to kick-start infrastructure projects and revive the economy.