Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?

A New Zealand journalist who works for Rupert Murdoch's axed News of the World tabloid says it's been "utterly, completely cleaned up" up over the past few years and "is not the newspaper I work for".

Retailers helped boost Wall Street after a surprisingly buoyant jobs report and better-than-expected sales at big retailers.

Stir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.

Jane Shepherdson changed the way women shop and has been dubbed the most important person in fashion.

The world's leading credit ratings agencies have been threatened with tighter regulation and break-up by some of Europe's most powerful politicians.

Picturesque Charleville Mezieres will be filled will the magic of puppetry during this wonderful biennial festival.

Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, is the perfect place for a full Christmas experience with snow, elves and the jolly man himself.

Mary Lambie spent last Christmas lugging her three young children to Lapland to meet the "real" Mr Claus.

Advice on what to see in Paris and where to stay in France's Champagne region.

At 67, French screen legend Catherine Deneuve embodies the essence of growing old gracefully. Helen Barlow surveys the life and loves of the star and talks to her about her new film, a feminist comedy.

Anniversary edition of niche hatch eagerly awaited