EU bans Chinese-made food for kids
12.35 Thu Sep 25 2008
A Europe-wide ban on all children's food made in China will come into force from Friday.
Public face fine over waste targets
09.30 Thu Sep 25 2008
Local councils have been warned they face multi-million pound fines if they miss EU targets for reducing the waste they send to landfills.
Compulsory retirement to remain
09.35 Tue Sep 23 2008
Campaigners for age equality have lost a key stage in their legal battle to banish the compulsory retirement age in the UK.
UK going into recession says EU
14.26 Wed Sep 10 2008
The UK economy will fall into recession this year, the European Commission has predicted.
World News (Evening) for September 8th, 2008
17.21 Mon Sep 08 2008
Russian troops to exit Georgia but not breakaway regions - Hurricane Ike hits Cuba - Pakistan's Zardari moves into palace
World News (Afternoon)
15.11 Sat Sep 06 2008
McCain campaign hits the road - Tropical Storm Hanna hits US - Bhutto's widower elected
World News (Evening) for September 1st, 2008
20.16 Mon Sep 01 2008
New Orleans spared Gustav's full force - Georgia to be 'monitored' - Iraq handed Anbar
Evening world news
16.14 Mon Sep 01 2008
Hurricane Gustav batters US coast - EU to send monitors to Georgia - Japan's PM steps down
'Russia mulls oil cut over sanctions'
12.37 Fri Aug 29 2008
Russia is reportedly preparing to cut oil supplies to Poland and Germany in response to threatened EU sanctions over the Georgia conflict.
World news
06.20 Wed Aug 20 2008
Russia hits back at Nato warning - Sarkozy heads to Afghanistan to support French troops - Karadzic requests new judge at Hague
Russia signs ceasefire agreement
23.19 Sat Aug 16 2008
Russia has signed a peace deal to end the conflict in Georgia but said "extra security measures" were needed before it withdraws.
Georgia agrees ceasefire
19.27 Fri Aug 15 2008
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has signed a ceasefire agreement with Russia.
World news
16.33 Fri Jul 18 2008
Mandela celebrates 90th birthday - Typhoon kills six in Taiwan - Pope Benedict meets leaders in Sydney
World News (Evening) for July 1st, 2008
16.39 Tue Jul 01 2008
Zimbabwe say West can "go hang" - Ten people stabbed in Shangai - Iran bus crash kills 25
Poland will not sign Lisbon Treaty
12.13 Tue Jul 01 2008
Poland has followed Ireland in rejecting the Lisbon Treaty.
Brown: 'Treaty ratification after ruling'
23.41 Fri Jun 20 2008
Ireland has until October to "find a way forward" over the EU treaty as Britain waits for a judicial review.
World News (Morning) for June 20th, 2008
06.18 Fri Jun 20 2008
UN includes rape as 'weapon of war' - Zimbabwe election campaign - EU lift sanctions on Cuba
West ready to impose Iran sanctions
16.31 Sun Jun 15 2008
Western powers are warning Iran of more sanctions if it rejects an incentives offer and presses on with sensitive nuclear work.
'Abandon treaty' calls dismissed
22.19 Sat Jun 14 2008
The Government has dismissed calls to abandon the EU's Lisbon Treaty following its defeat in the Irish referendum.
Ireland rejects Lisbon Treaty
17.44 Fri Jun 13 2008
Ireland has plunged the European Union into chaos by rejecting the Lisbon Treaty.
World news on June 10, 2008
06.12 Tue Jun 10 2008
Ethiopia receives extra aid from the UK - Spanish fuel protests continue - US flooding rages on
World News (Evening) for June 7th, 2008
18.24 Sat Jun 07 2008
Clinton pulls out of White House race - EU demands Zimbabwe lift aid ban - Hong Kong bird cull
Businessman wins EU vote challenge
12.23 Fri May 02 2008
A millionaire businessman is allowed a High Court challenge over the Government's refusal to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty.
Diplomats leave Afghanistan
07.28 Thu Dec 27 2007
Two senior diplomats from the UK and Ireland who were accused of having talks with Taliban militants have flown out of Afghanistan.
Leaders strike deal on EU treaty
15.02 Fri Oct 19 2007
Gordon Brown insisted that the UK's interests have been safeguarded after EU leaders agreed the text of their controversial reform treaty.
'Leaders strike deal over EU treaty'
23.54 Thu Oct 18 2007
European Union leaders have reportedly struck a deal over the EU Reform Treaty following a series of countries' objections.
Gordon Brown resists calls for referendum
18.57 Thu Oct 18 2007
The Prime Minister has resisted calls for a UK referendum on the EU Reform treaty.
Fifa chief ready to fight EU
09.43 Fri Oct 05 2007
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is ready to go to war with the European Union over restricting the number of foreign players in teams.
Cheaper mobile calls in Europe
09.41 Sun Sep 30 2007
A new mobile phone tariff has come into force which could save UK residents money when they make and receive calls abroad.
Greece asks EU for help
12.58 Fri Aug 31 2007
Greece has asked the European Union for help in rebuilding communities destroyed by forest fires which have ravaged the country.
Blair faces crunch EU summit
13.45 Fri Jun 22 2007
Tony Blair is set for a showdown as he goes head-to-head with his fellow EU leaders for the last time.
Glowing report for Britain's beaches
12.25 Thu May 31 2007
Britain's holiday coastline has received a virtual clean bill of health, with 99.6 per cent of them given the all-clear.
Calls to clamp down of VAT fraud
12.22 Fri May 25 2007
A Commons committee has called for tough action to combat £170 billion VAT fraud which is occurring in European Union.
Metric martyrs claim victory
08.22 Wed May 09 2007
Campaigners fighting EU plans to remove imperial measures have claimed a victory for pounds and ounces.
Mass rally backs secular Turkey
17.29 Sun Apr 29 2007
Up to one million people have attended a rally in Istanbul accusing the Turkish government of planning an Islamist state.
EU backs slashing mobile fees abroad
12.26 Thu Apr 12 2007
The cost of using a mobile phone abroad is likely to get cheaper after Euro MPs voted to slash roaming charges.
EU leaders agree eco targets
14.53 Fri Mar 09 2007
European leaders have reached an agreement on climate change which they have branded a "massive" step in the fight against global warming.
UK singled out on EU 'torture flights'
15.40 Wed Feb 14 2007
The European parliament has condemned member states which turn a blind eye to US flights transporting prisoners for torture.