A mistake by the Department of Work and Pensions could mean 40,000 people are wrongly liable to pay.

New mayor's pledge to hike taxes on rich provokes anger as battle lines are drawn.

Japanese homeless offered work for less than minimum wage to clean up nuclear disaster.

There is no one quite like Madiba, President Jacob Zuma tells Johannesburg's FNB Stadium

IBTimes UK looks at 12 charities launching appeals to tap into Christmas spirit of generosity and goodwill.

Head of Catholic Church discuses past employment while attending Mass in Rome

Kensington Palace, the royal home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their months old son Prince George, was transformed into an enchanted winter wonderland on Tuesday (November 26) as part of a charity benefit.

Charity says 174,177 people called its helpline over the whole year.

Shelter blames shortage of affordable homes for pushing up prices beyond reach of many ordinary people.

The charity says families have been forced into B&Bs and other emergency facilities.

But New York AIDS charity Housing Works set for huge windfall from auction sale.

Gravestone removed following fake funeral for Breaking Bad fans after complaints it was disrespectful.

Parliament passes controversial law making it illegal to sleep rough.

Drink and bar girl scams leave many foreign residents penniless, forcing them to live on the streets.

Britain has the highest rates of opiate addiction and alcohol dependence in Europe, with postal workers functioning as unsuspecting drug mules.

Florida court jails Richard Pope, Paul Gunter and Simon Odoni for ruthless scam that drove victims to suicide and homelessness.

Continuing our series looking at British games, we speak to Guildford-based developer Hello, creator of Joe Danger

The second episode of our Games Studio Spotlight series takes us to Hello Games, located in Guildford Surrey.

EC sees Greece achieving 2013-14 fiscal goals but not 2015-16 as per bailout requirements.

Portugal's jobless rate surges in the first quarter this year

Elstat's jobless rate for Greece reaches 27% on back of austerity-fuelled recession.

Tinkering with planning law, mortgage market stimulus and guarantees aren't enough, argues Shane Croucher, we need investment.

Newcastle documentary maker succumbs to hypothermia while filming in -4C.

National Housing Federation says 3,960 families were living in temporarily bed and breakfast accommodations between January to March 2012.

Cathal Gilbert finds out that South Africa is far from the promised land for refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

UK squatters could face six months in jail and £5000 fine under new laws.

With Greece obliged to implement severe austerity measures, IBTimes looks at how ordinary people are paying the price.

Foster children who receive Cognitively Based Compassion Training quickly become happier and healthier, says new research.

End Violence Against women Coalition has supported calls from Tower Hamlets residents to focus on pimps and customers.

A new exhibition "Politics and the Dancing Body" at the Library of Congress explores how American choreographers between World War I through the Cold War used dance to celebrate American culture, to voice social protest, and to raise social consciousness.