Rob Gray marvels at the contrasts in hospitality as he and his friends set off on their overland motorbike trip from Vladivostok to London.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigned with a brief, emotional statement this morning.

Gordon Brown's dramatic resignation was hailed as a "game-changer" by ministers but infuriated the Tories.

Amy Laughinghouse finds Nottingham abuzz over the outlaw's latest incarnation.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will resign as leader of the Labour Party by September at the latest, after his party lost 90 seats in the UK election.

EU ministers struggled overnight to work out a new rescue mechanism for troubled governments in an attempt to keep markets from targeting weaker eurozone members before Asian markets open this morning.

Rescue workers are scrambling today to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground coal mine.

The opening of Europe's financial markets tonight will unleash a battle that may decide the fate of the single currency.

Britain's beleaguered election officials face more criticism after it emerged eligible voters living in New Zealand missed out on casting their ballot.

The ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano is still causing havoc for flights across the Atlantic.

Britain's election has turned into political drama, with David Cameron making an offer to the Lib-Dems.

Did a single trader mistakenly punch in 'billion' instead of 'million' when making a trade?

Four Lions tells the story of four young Muslim fundamentalists who travel from Yorkshire to London for a bungled assault on the marathon.