Austerity in the EU

Russell Brand has confirmed he is "in a relationship".

Anti-Angela Merkel sentiment in the European press is turning increasingly nasty, but despite the pressure she is under, those close to her say she is not for turning as she sets her sights on re-election, writes Madeline Chambers

A Pakistani Muslim was jailed for life today for burning a copy of the Koran, an act considered insulting to Islam’s holy book under the country’s blasphemy laws.