Two UK-developed telescopes are used to make a colossal picture of our Milky Way Galaxy, to reveal the detail of a billion stars.

London and New York will remain the most important world cities for wealthy individuals over the next decade, research suggests.

The first volume of a "book of cancer knowledge" has been published, which scientists say will speed up the search for new cancer drugs.

The US says pressure must be kept up on Syria to implement a UN-Arab League peace plan, as Arab leaders gather for talks in Baghdad.

Co-operative chief executive Peter Marks says there are significant issues to be overcome if the deal to buy 632 branches of Lloyds is to go ahead.

The government's nuclear power strategy has been hit after German energy giants RWE and E.On abandon plans to build two new plants.

Appeal Court judges reduce an award to an actor who received a £1.7m settlement after his civil partnership broke down.

Chancellor George Osborne vows to make the UK the "technology centre of Europe" as he opens a new east London technology hub, Google Campus.