Media giant News Corporation sees its quarterly profits fall 22% on the back of the sale of the MySpace website.

Apple becomes the most valuable company in the US, with its market capitalisation overtaking that of Exxon Mobil.

Asian shares are mixed after some early declines, on worries the financial crisis may hit Europe's most powerful economies.

A man has been killed by a piece of falling masonry as he walked along a street in south London, police say.

David Cameron is to address MPs on the recent disorder after a huge police operation and bad weather helped prevent a fifth night of trouble.

Trains are disrupted in and out of a Glasgow rail station and flood warnings are stepped up throughout Scotland as heavy rain continues to fall.

Fernando Torres could miss Chelsea's Premier League opener against Stoke after suffering mild concussion while on international duty.

Newly released Ministry of Defence files on reported UFO sightings show a lack of will and resources to study thousands of reported sightings.