Two former New South Wales Labor Party ministers facing potential criminal charges and long jail sentences

Former minister is accused of faking receipts totalling £12,900

Party helped John Mills avoid tax of up to £1.5m by accepting a £1.65m donation in the form of shares in his JML shopping channel company rather than cash

Former Labour minister, Frank Field, claims poor voting turnout shows seats are being 'wasted'

The mixed fortunes of the world economy were thrown into sharp relief as signs of improvement in the US labour market triggered major gains in stocks across the world but contrasted with predictions of yet more gloom in the eurozone.

Worries that spending cuts and higher taxes are hitting employment prospects

'Actions and omissions' that led to crisis will be investigated by judges

Allowing people to drink for longer has led to an increase in the number of workers calling in sick, researchers have found.

There is probably no organisation on earth that would come up smelling only of roses if its underbelly were picked over as exhaustively as the BBC's editorial processes have been in the wake of the Jimmy Savile affair.

News International settles hacking claims with officials close to Blair government

The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain is bordering on five million as the country remains mired in recession.

Protesters have forced their way into a government building in Athens and threatened a minister, as riot police intervened with batons, pepper spray and tear gas to expel them.

Thousands of sick or disabled people have died after undergoing assessments to find out whether they were fit to work, the House of Commons was told today.

Tom Leece is Film and TV editor at Fourth & Main