Sharon Shoesmith, the former head of Haringey children's services, has agreed a six-figure payout for her unfair dismissal, BBC Newsnight learns.

A former BBC chauffeur who was due to stand trial for historical sex offences has been found dead.

Top executives from the UK's six largest energy companies are expected to face serious criticism when they come before a group of MPs.

The BBC's economics editor Robert Peston investigates whether some young people should try their hand at being entrepreneurs.

The transport secretary calls for a broad political consensus on the HS2 high speed rail link, as the government prepares to set out its business case.

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce that the UK will become the first non-Muslim country to issue an Islamic bond as well as plans for a new Islamic index.

Two male members of staff at the Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedfordshire were fired for having sex with a female detainee, it is revealed.

Parents are risking their babies' health because of a surge in the popularity of swaddling, according to an orthopaedic surgeon.