UK

Black Friday is a big deal in the US, but is slowly beginning to creep into the UK, but what is it, and does it matter?

Civitas fellow Jonathan Foreman slams 'vague wording' of Eurobarometer survey.

Critics praise plot crammed with nods to the past which also provided a tantalising glimpse of the future Doctor.

Sage says small businesses need help exporting to get a foothold overseas.

Major countries putting role in web innovation at risk because of 'excessive state surveillance'.

The Xbox One goes on sale worldwide, as retail stores in the UK, US and Europe open at midnight.

Homeowner walked in on stricken intruder who had no choice but to confess.

A new report highlights that employees' carelessness when it comes to corporate security is leading to major security problems.

Job opportunities grew by more than 13% on average across the sector between 2010 and 2013.

ONS says 14.9% of young people in UK not in education, employment or training up to September.

Secret agreement between the US and UK allows NSA to analyse and store personal information of innocent Britons.

Freezing temperatures and strong winds forecast to hit UK.

A shorter .uk domain name has been introduced to bring the UK into line with other major European countries.

Curse of lottery strikes again as couple divorce year after EuroMillions jackpot.

Madrid's envoy to London Federico Trillo summoned over territorial waters dispute

Ofcom report shows effect of 2007 relaxation of gambling advertising rules by parliament.

United States must abolish debt ceiling to help speed up global growth, warns OECD.

Teenager arrested after father stabbed in Luton burglary

Michael D. Higgins is to become the first Irish head of state to make an official visit to the UK.

Twitter Alerts lets emergency services highlight important tweets and push notifications to followers in UK and Ireland.

Arctic blast set to bring freezing temperatures and six inches of snow to the UK next week.

Get a free Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 on buying a Galaxy Note 3 at Phones 4U.

Cryptolocker ransomware campaign launched to target tens of millions of UK email addresses.

Group owned by family of billionaire Philip Green sees sales decline on back of milder than expected weather.

BNP Paribas bought Belgium's 25% stake in for €3.25bn, a €900m capital gain for the government.

Matt Wrack, the Fire Brigades Union general secretary, says firefighters are being priced out.

Frances O'Grady, TUC general secretary, says working people deserve a fair share of the benefits of recovery.

Unions say a 1% pay increase is not enough as real-term pay fell by 13%.

OECD signals growth may be better than expected in many economies, but warns on troubled Brics nations.

Percentage rise lower than those of big six firms Centrica and SSE but still above annual wages growth.