Germany's Angela Merkel is afraid of one thing - and it's not David Cameron
Merkel will meet with Cameron for one-on-one talks during a visit to the UK on 7 January.
What is Pegida? Lutz Bachmann's anti-Muslim protest group is stomping through Germany
German cities mobbed by troubling far-right group Pegida campaigning against Europe's 'Islamisation'.
UK rail fares price hike: What does passengers' cash actually get spent on?
Network investment, hiring trains, and staff costs among those passed on to rail passengers via fares.
Katie Hopkins: Those calling for her arrest over 'jocks' and 'sweaty Glasweigans' comments should grow backbones
Hopkins thrives off outrage and she won't go away if you feed her attention.
Greece elections 2015: Why Alexis Tsipras and his far-left Syriza party are a threat to the eurozone
Greeks going back to ballot box in election that threatens to kickstart eurozone crisis again.
AirAsia QZ8501: The air disasters of 2014 are tragedies but it's still safer than ever to fly
Malaysia Airlines flights MH17 and MH370 and now AirAsia's QZ8501 ring in nervous fliers' ears.
Ben Bernanke: Handling a financial crisis is 'not an experience that I would voluntarily repeat'
Former chair of the US Federal Reserve said central banks now have to talk more to public.
Ukip: Is 2014 the year Nigel Farage's party peaked?
Ukip has maintained support despite lots of scandals, but the 2015 general election is the real test.
Oil prices: How low will they go in 2015?
Brent crude oil could bottom-out at $40 before recovering slightly as US shale production drops.
Eurasian Economic Union: Putin's Soviet Union vision looms in 2015 but is already reduced to wishful thinking
Cracks appear in customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan ahead of closer integration.
Cuba economy explained: Will US diplomatic deal herald new era of prosperity?
US moves to normalise relations with Cuba after more than 50 years of trade embargo
Ruble crisis: What Russia needs to do to save its collapsing currency and end the panic
Russian central bankers must send 'very loud, very credible signals' about stopping ruble plunge.
Russia rate hike: Millions of ordinary Russians sacrificed to save plunging ruble
After consumer credit boom, leveraged Russian households face painful debt repayments.
Japan snap election: Why Shinzo Abe sought a new mandate for Abenomics
A sudden recession after a planned sales tax rise sent Japan's Abe back to the ballot box.
UK housing crisis: How the coalition government made it worse to save just £1.5m
National Housing and Planning Advice Unit abolished in 2010 in quango bonfire.
Russell Brand vs Nigel Farage: Question Time clash between 'messiah of hipster media' and 'an infinite cricket green'
The comedian-turned-activist and the Ukip leader jousted on the BBC's Question Time.
UK wages rebound? This is how much worse off you are in 2014 than a decade before
Bank of England policymaker Ian McCafferty sees turning point in UK wage growth.
Ed Miliband speech: Do UK voters care about cutting the deficit?
Miliband woos voters who think austerity is right, but the coalition's deficit reduction plan is unfair.
UK house prices 2015: Where the property market is going
House price growth has been slowing as the UK enters a new year - will this trend continue?
Tesco: Despite shares plunge and competition from Aldi, the supermarket is too big to fail
The UK's biggest and most troubled supermarket has issued a profit warning.
Memo to Judge Hollingworth: 10 Patels who don't 'work in corner shops'
Controversy surrounds Hollingworth over alleged racist comment about woman surnamed Patel.
Elgin Marbles: What they are, why the British Museum has them and why they've annoyed Greece
British Museum loans Elgin Marbles for first time to St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum in Russia.
How rich is the Vatican? So wealthy it can stumble across millions of euros just 'tucked away'
Vatican City finance chief Cardinal George Pell admits hundreds of millions of euros lies off balance sheet.
Stamp duty reform: Sneaky George Osborne gives Tories economic boost before crunch 2015 general election
Osborne's stamp duty changes in Autumn Statement 2014 may help Conservatives to election victory.
Autumn Statement 2014: Osborne lures voters with offerings for marginal constituencies
Conservative chancellor lavishing investment around marginals ahead of crunch 2015 general election.
Autumn Statement 2014: George Osborne gives the illusion of Santa but his sack is empty
George Osborne made a tightening of public finances look like a pre-election giveaway.
Autumn Statement 2014: Will it be Ebenezer Osborne or Santa George?
George Osborne delivers Autumn Statement - his last before 2015 general election - on 3 December.
Opec: Oil Prices Are Falling Fast and This is Why
Opec countries maintaining output, global demand slump, and US shale production puts pressure on the market
Black Friday: Tesco Deals Website Crash Yet Another Blunder by Ailing Supermarket Monster
Tesco adds Black Friday deals website meltdown to its ever-growing list of woes.
David Cameron's UK Migration Crisis: Target Valuable Non-EU Immigration or Admit Defeat
Cameron reaches limits of what he can do without hurting ordinary non-EU workers and families.