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North Sea oil fears ‘too dramatic’

A leading figure in the UK’s oil industry, Sir Ian Wood, tells the BBC warnings the industry is close to collapse are overstating the problem.

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HK tycoon found guilty of corruption

Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and a former government official have been found guilty in the city’s biggest-ever corruption case.

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Disabled ‘missing out’ on scheme

Substantial numbers of disabled people are missing out on government support to help them into work, a group of MPs say.

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China revises up 2013 economy size

China revises up the size of its economy in 2013 by 3.4%, which works out to about the size of Malaysia’s economic output.

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VIDEO: India splashes out on art biennale

Kochi in India is hosting its second art biennale despite criticism the city can’t afford to lavish so much money on the arts.

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How are Venezuelans coping with tumbling oil prices?

How Venezuelans are affected by falling oil prices

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Global debt: How worried should we be?

How worried should we be?

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Nick Hewer to leave The Apprentice

Lord Sugar’s adviser on The Apprentice Nick Hewer announces he is to leave the BBC One show after a decade.

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Budapest’s underground escape craze

The escape games taking Hungary by storm

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VIDEO: Escape games boom in Budapest

Why are people flocking to Hungary in order to try and escape from locked rooms?