Crawling with dust and mould, it’s hard to imagine Great Tew Manor in Oxfordshire’s picturesque Cotswold Hills in its former glory as a home to everyone from Norman aristocrats to key members of the Royalist army during the English Civil War.

The Two Together railcard, which will launch on Monday, will give couples a third off their rail journeys and is designed to lure those who currently find it cheaper to drive.

Carol Payne (pictured), 31, used her role as treasurer of the parent-teacher association at Highclare School, in Birmingham, to steal from the group’s bank account.

Brompton Road underground station, yards from Harrods in Knightsbridge, central London, closed in 1934 because of a lack of passengers and will now be turned into luxury flats.

Domenico Rancadore, 64, was held in London last August on two European arrest warrants but his lawyers claim flaws in the process have ‘prejudiced his rights’.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives plans to release about 4,000 pages of previously confidential documents involving former President Bill Clinton's administration. Some of the topics include the president's health care task force and the 9/11 Commission Report.

U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday, with the S&P 500 still managing a record close. Rumors about possible Russian action in the Ukraine were cited as a potential factor in the rally fade later in the session.

Washington may have discovered a new way to shrink the $17 trillion national debt. But you won’t hear anybody crowing about it. The once-wrecked Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been putting money back in taxpayer pockets.

Apple Inc (NSQ:AAPL) sold more than $1 billion of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013 and is investing heavily in the next generation of products, Chief Executive Tim Cook said at the company’s annual meeting on Friday. Apple’s ability to again transform the fast-moving technology arena is the central question in investors’ and Silicon Valley […]

Tesla’s stock soared to another record high on news about the company’s plans to build a $5 billion “gigafactory” for electric batteries. Are investors too optimistic about the electric car company?