
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How are Venezuelans coping with tumbling oil prices?
How Venezuelans are affected by falling oil prices

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.

VIDEO: Escape games boom in Budapest
Why are people flocking to Hungary in order to try and escape from locked rooms?