The European Commission has said it will allow some EU member states to slow their pace of austerity cuts, amid concerns over growth.

Wal-Mart agrees to pay $82m (£54m) in civil and criminal charges after pleading guilty to dumping hazardous waste in California and Missouri.

The OECD has again cut its growth forecasts for the eurozone and called on the European Central Bank to consider doing more to boost growth.

Consumers' lack of trust in financial firms led to a 92% rise in cases taken up by the financial ombudsman last year - with 7,000 queries and complaints each working day.

Three new crew members for the International Space Station (ISS), including Europe’s newest astronaut, launch from Kazakhstan.

England captain Alastair Cook says he got his tactics right as they seal a 247-run win over New Zealand at Headingley.

New synthetic drugs are emerging at an ever faster rate in Europe, says the EU's drug agency, with legal highs increasingly being shipped from Asia.

People having planned surgery at the end of the week are more likely to die than those having operations at the beginning of the week, research suggests.