Sport Champion's League: Man Utd's Rooney and Schneiderlin out injured for crucial tie Manchester United will be missing injured duo captain Wayne Rooney and midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin for the club’s all-important Champions League 07/12/2015
Italy Founder of Italian fashion house Krizia dies at the age of 90 The founder of the Italian fashion brand Krizia, Mariuccia Mandelli, has died at the age of 90. The company was founded in the northern city of 07/12/2015
world news Attack on Serbs in Kosovo village Police are investigating an attack in an ethnically Serb village in Kosovo. Shots have been fired at a house and a car set alight, and a memorial to 07/12/2015
Business Oil and currency gloom brings Christmas cheer... cheaper trees! Amid the dark talk of debt crises, the huge oil surplus, growth slowdowns and currency problems there is some light and seasonal cheer – at least in 07/12/2015
China First-ever red alert for pollution issued in Chinese capital As climate change is debated in Paris, the Chinese capital is facing unprecedented heavy smog 07/12/2015
Sport Bayern suffer first league defeat of campaign as Kagawa fires Dortmund to thrilling stoppage-time win It has finally happened! Bayern Munich have lost their first match in the Bundesliga since May of this year. Three goals in the space of 14 minutes 07/12/2015
Vatican Five go on trial at the Vatican The trial has opened in the Vatican into the alleged theft of confidential documents from the Holy See. Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano 07/12/2015
Culture news Bill Murray makes waves at Marrakech film festival The heart of Marrakech is beating to the rhythm of its international film festival which is in its fifteenth year. Headed by iconic US director 07/12/2015
Sci-tech Swansea's energy-generating lagoon primed for power A beautiful stretch of coastline in Swansea, southern Wales will soon be home to an energy-generating lagoon. Work is expected to begin in early 2017 07/12/2015
Business Russian sanctions 'could hit Turkey's GDP by up to 0.7%' Russian sanctions against Turkey could have substantial impact “if they persist over the next year and are fully applied”. So says a report by the 07/12/2015
Business CMA CGM bids 3bn euros for Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines The world’s third-largest shipping firm, CMA CGM of France, has bid of $3.4 billion (3.13 billion euros) to buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines. It 07/12/2015
Italy Roman Catholic Jubilee Year balances security with forgiveness Vatican City is braced for the arrival of millions of pilgrims for the Roman Catholic Jubilee Holy Year. Pope Francis announced it by surprise in 07/12/2015
Business Saudi-led OPEC policy 'targets shale oil producers' OPEC’s failure to agree new limits on oil production regardless of demand and tumbling prices is seen by some as a deliberate move to send rival 07/12/2015
Business Electrolux shares fall after General Electric pulls plug on deal Electrolux shares fell by over 10 percent on Monday after a deal worth three billion euros to buy General Electric’s appliance business fell through 07/12/2015
world news France's mainstream parties scramble to counter the shock breakthrough of the far-right National Front 07/12/2015
no comment Deadly fire on the Caspian Sea A search and rescue mission is underway after an Azeri oil platform caught fire during high winds in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. One body has been 07/12/2015
