Microsoft Report Soaring Revenues

Microsoft's strategy of selling more long-term software contracts to big business customers cushioned the blow from plummeting PC demand and also lacklustre demand for Windows 8. Net income was $6.1bn (£4bn) for...

Sir Chris Hoy retires, assured of his place in British history

The debate over who is the greatest British Olympian will perhaps never be settled but one thing is certain - Sir Chris Hoy retires as one of the towering figures in this country's sporting history. Not only...

Africa tycoon Aliko Dangote 'plans Nigeria refinery'

Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to $8bn in a major new oil refinery that would almost double Nigeria's oil output. Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer but lacks refining...

Smurfit Kappa fire: Crews tackle paper mill blaze

Tens of thousands of tonnes of cardboard is on fire at a paper mill in Birmingham, UK. Twenty fire crews remain at the Smurfit Kappa plant, a mill for recycled packaging, in Nechells. More than 70 firefighters are...

London road bridges 'pose risk to safety', says TfL

Some of London's road bridges pose "a real risk to network safety", according to Transport for London (TfL) in documents that reveal the poor state of some of the capital's crucial road structures. TfL says it is...

Tesco Confirms US Exit And Profit Fall

Tesco writes off more than £2.5bn and ends major store expansion amid efforts to breathe new life into its appeal in the UK. Tesco has confirmed its first fall in annual profits for 20 years and writedowns...

Baroness Thatcher's Funeral Procession Begins

With central London on lockdown ahead of her ceremonial funeral, the former prime minister starts her final journey. Baroness Thatcher's coffin is being moved from Westminster as the funeral procession for one...

Caste discrimination: Campaigners vow to fight for legislation

Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight for legislation after MPs voted against banning caste discrimination. Hundreds protested outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon as the House of Commons debated the...

Newcastle 'Appalled' By Derby Day Violence

Newcastle United say they will impose "immediate lifetime bans" on anyone involved in the clashes after their defeat to Sunderland. Some 29 supporters were arrested as violence erupted in the city...

Crocodile Dundee hunts lost $34m English tax adviser

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan is on the trail of his former tax adviser, claiming the so-called “bowler hat Englishman” has made off with $34 million (£22 million). Hogan, who became an international star...

Gold price tumbles to two-year low

The price of gold has dropped to its lowest level for more than two years today, plunging by six per cent in morning trading.  The falls come on top of a ten per cent fall over the past six months – and...

Measles: Letters Sent To South Wales Schools

Schools in South Wales are sending out letters of consent to parents so their children can be vaccinated against measles. So far there have been near 700 confirmed cases of the disease and that number is expected...

Millwall fans clashed with police at Wembley semi-final

Millwall fans have been slammed after they began fighting with each other during the second half of their 2-0 defeat by Wigan. Police have arrested 14 men after shocking crowd violence wrecked Saturday's FA...

US teen Thomas Hircock sends bikes to India's poor children

Thomas Hircock first visited India when he was 12 years old. The US schoolboy, who had joined his father on a business trip, was shocked by the poverty he saw. When they visited a school in Rajasthan some of the...

BBC denies deceiving students in undercover North Korea trip

The BBC hits back at criticism from the London School of Economics which claims an undercover Panorama reporter put a group of its students at risk on a trip to North Korea. John Sweeney, a reporter for the...