Russia 'to restore gas to Europe'
Russian gas giant Gazprom says it will resume pumping gas to Europe, as Ukraine says it will guarantee its transit.

Commerzbank is part nationalised
Commerzbank, Germany's second biggest bank, is to be partly nationalised, with the government taking a 25% stake.

Jail for corrupt ex-Juventus boss
Former Juventus football club general manager Luciano Moggi is sentenced to 18 months in prison for corruption.

Bulgaria urges return to nuclear
Bulgaria's president suggests that a nuclear reactor deemed unsafe by the EU could help cover gas shortages.

Basque leader on trial in Spain
The head of the Basque regional government in Spain goes on trial over contacts with a banned party linked to Eta separatists.

UK interest rates at all-time low
The Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to help the economy.

Dell set to cut 1,900 Irish jobs
Computer giant Dell is to shed 1,900 of the 3,000 jobs at its manufacturing site in Limerick in the Irish Republic.

Spain jobless hits 12-year high
Spain's unemployment total hit a 12-year high in 2008, while jobless numbers in the eurozone rose further in November.

UK Nissan plant sheds 1,200 jobs
Car maker Nissan announces it is to axe around 1,200 jobs at its Wearside plant - around a quarter of the workforce.

PM Gordon Brown swaps fitness tips with Mr Motivator
TV fitness guru Mr Motivator meets Gordon Brown, fresh from a morning run, at Downing Street.

'Lucky' Ronaldo in Ferrari smash
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo writes off his Ferrari in a crash near Manchester Airport.

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Arsenal face Arshavin frustration
Arsenal's attempt to sign Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg is being held up by the Russian club's demands, according to the player's agent.

Deep rifts
Why Russia and Ukraine are letting Europe go cold

Feeling the chill
Russian gas cut hits Bulgarian homes and businesses

Free but homeless
Chinese Uighur's search for safety after Guantanamo

Gunman kills Hungarian teachers
A gunman shoots dead a school principal and another teacher at a school in Budapest, Hungarian police say.

Vatican deplores Gaza situation
The Vatican's justice minister criticises Israel's actions and compares Gaza to a "big concentration camp".

Sarkozy announces justice reform
President Sarkozy plans to scrap investigative magistrates, bringing French justice closer to the English-speaking world.

Germany sees higher jobless total
German unemployment levels rose for the first time in nearly three years in December, according to government figures.

Turkey holds 30 over 'coup plot'
More than 30 people are detained in Turkey in a widening inquiry into an alleged ultra-nationalist coup plot.

Somali pirates free Turkish ship
A Turkish ship and its crew held by Somali pirates since October has been released, the ship's owner says.

Nigerian pirates free nine crew
Nine crew members of a French ship taken hostage at the weekend off the coast of Nigeria have been released.

Ski death provokes helmet debate
Calls for compulsory helmets after fatal Austrian crash

Greek unrest takes worrying turn
Police shooting fuels fears of Greek terror revival

Romanian fear amid economic gloom
The BBC's Oana Lungescu looks at how the economic crisis is hitting Romania hard.

Czechs warn on EU fiscal plans
The Czech Republic warns the European Union against borrowing its way out of the global slowdown.

Dispute hits Europe gas supplies
Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.