Tiger Woods wins his first event for two years as he triumphs in the Chevron World Challenge.

X Factor stars past and present have topped the charts with the show's 2011 charity single and Olly Murs' second album.

UK shoppers are embracing technology at a faster pace than those in many other countries, according to a survey of global shopping habits by audit firm KPMG.

Anti-police sentiment was a major factor in the summer riots in England, according to a major study in which 270 rioters were interviewed.

Fifteen rising stars are named on the BBC Sound of 2012 longlist, which aims to highlight music's most exciting new artists for the year ahead.

The number of qualified staff for each vacancy in the City of London is at the highest for two years, according to a financial services recruitment firm.

Germany hosts an international conference to plan Afghanistan's future as Nato troops prepare to leave, but key player Pakistan is boycotting the talks.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to unveil proposals intended to stem the eurozone debt crisis.