Italy Scraps Rome 2020 Olympics Bid Because it is too Poor
Country cannot afford to host games, admits Italian Premier Mario Monti.
Eurozone Stats Expected to Point to Recession
EU's Eurostat agency predicted to reveal eurozone economy shrinking 0.4 percent in Q4.
London 2012: Olympics Making Capital's Housing Crisis Worse
Shelter warns that games 'exacerbating' London's housing problem.
Baroness Warsi 'Risks Culture War' over Militant Secularism
Tory party chairman lashes out at secularism ahead of her visit to the Vatican.
UK Inflation Falls to 3.6% in January
Inflation at lowest point since November 2010.
London 2012 Olympics: Public Never Had Chance at 100m Final Tickets
Channel 4 documentary reveals hardly any tickets to major events were available to public.
Occupy London Eviction: St Paul's Camp Safe Until 22 February
Appeal court ruling put back after judges say they need more time to consider case.
Big Banks Fall Short by £1bn on Lending to Small Firms
UK's five biggest banks miss lending targets for smaller businesses, says Bank of England.
River Danube Frozen as European Cold Snap Continues
Emergency supplies airlifted to snowbound residents stuck in homes.
Prince Harry Joins RAF Personnel at Honington [SLIDESHOW]
Britain's third-in-line to the throne chats to men and women about life in Afghanistan.
Occupy London: Protesters Fear Undercover Police as Eviction Looms
'Chances are that we have been infiltrated by the police,' says St Paul's activist.
Ken Livingstone: Crude, Clumsy and Controversial
London mayoral race with Boris Johnson hots up but will Labour challenger's foot-in-mouth disease stop him?
UK Big Freeze: 100 Crashes in Cumbria as Roads Ice Over
Drivers warned to take care in treacherous road conditions.
Five US Banks in £16bn Payout Over Mortgage Abuses
The banks are paying settlements to homeowners who they hit hard after the 2008 financial crisis.
Nepal: Man-Eating Leopard Claims Fifth Victim
Pancheshwor villagers living in terror after wild cat kills and eats teenage girl in nearby forest.
Gary McKinnon: Campaigners Demand Change to Extradition Laws
Extradition rules unfair and need tighter safeguards, says human rights campaigners as US government hacker case grinds on.
Bank of England Expands Quantitative Easing by £50bn
£50bn QE 'printing money' programme to boost economy by buy up high-quality company assets, Monetary Policy Committee announces.
Spain Hit by Rise in Theft and Fraud as Economic Pain Deepens
Desperate Spaniards resorting to false insurance claims to boost their incomes as unemployment hits 23 percent.
Deadly Asbestos 'All Over the Place' on London Underground
Tube worker tells International Business Times UK Central Line is most at risk from asbestos.
Nato Death Toll in Libya 'Cannot be Counted'
MPs admit number of civilian deaths in allied campaign to help overthrow Muammar Gaddafi will never be known.
UK Weather Warning: Siberian Cold Spell Brings More Ice and Snow
Sub-zero temperatures lead to more severe weather warnings across parts of Britain.
London 2012 Olympics: Venue Naming Rights go on Sale
Taxpayers may claw back millions of pounds from Olympics investment with venue branding offered to private firms.
Scotland Yard to Say Sorry to Phone Hacking Victims
Apologies to be issued after judicial review finds victims should have been informed immediately.
London Olympics 2012: Heads of State Face Assassination Threat
Security threats analysis around games shows heads of state may be targets of 'imported terror'.
Leveson: Paul Dacre Ridicules 'Very Bland' Journalism of Daily Express
Daily Mail editor accuses media rival and owner of Daily Star and Daily Express of blandness.
Occupy London Pleads for Peaceful Daytime Eviction at St Paul's
Occupy protesters fear repeat of chaotic Bank of Ideas eviction.
Daily Mail's Paul Dacre: 'The Robert Mugabe of Fleet Street'
Dacre has a fearsome reputation, but will this come across at the Leveson Inquiry?
Could Britain's Far-Right produce an Anders Behring Breivik?
Focus on Islamic extremism may have left door open for extreme right-wing to slip through security radar, says select committee of MPs.
Islamic Scholar Claims Dogs Are 'No-Entry Signs for Angels' [VIDEO]
Bizarre advice dished out by Islamic agony aunt on YouTube clips.
Munich Security Conference: Russia and US in Missile Showdown
Russia and the US set to clash at the Munich Security Conference over the controversial European missile defence system.