Former Dragon's Den star Hilary Devey says she knows nothing about her replacement on the BBC show - except that "she likes taupe".

One Direction are set to be named the UK's wealthiest boy band, according to reports.

In case you didn't notice, today is April Fools' Day.

The Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky died after spending his life standing up for justice in a “corrupt world”, his daughter claimed.

American who recorded plight of children in Romanian orphanages is shot dead after dispute over pruning of trees

Humbert's novel has won several awards in his native France, but in this cool assessment of the impact of corruption and finance on a group of disparate individuals he has set himself a huge challenge that doesn't quite come off.

The French economic landscape darkened today despite a solemn pledge by President François Hollande to restore dynamism and job creation by the end of the year.

A London-listed company which owns swaths of the world's most fertile farmland in the Ukraine and Poland was snapped up yesterday by a consortium of Saudi Arabian investors for £61.5m.

Moldovan gun-for-hire linked to shooting of businessman who fled to London

A death threat and blank bullets have been sent to the judge who last week started criminal investigations against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The formation of the group is expected to be announced in the next few weeks and is thought to have a goal of raising $50m to campaign for political reform on immigration and education issues.

A tearful Carla Bruni has dismissed as “unthinkable” the accusation that her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, took advantage of the mental frailty of an elderly billionaires to finance his rise to power.

Digital pioneer Martha Lane Fox became the youngest female member of the House of Lords today.

Casino magnate who tore masterpiece with his elbow sets record price for artist with deal