A parcel bomb blast seriously injures a Swiss national at the Swiss embassy in Rome, officials from the two countries say.

West Midlands-based company Tarmac Building Products announces it is to cut 550 jobs due to "tough market conditions".

The jury in the Tommy Sheridan perjury trial at the High Court in Glasgow is to consider its verdict.

An Australian court finds three men guilty of plotting a suicide attack on a Sydney army base, with two co-defendants acquitted.

Two senior Lib Dems tell undercover Daily Telegraph reporters that they voted in favour of tuition fees even though they opposed the policy.

The UK's most powerful CT scanner is helping to reveal the innermost secrets of a colossal sea monster skull that was recently unearthed in Dorset.

Around 10 million worldwide Skype users lose the popular cheap internet calls service because of an unidentified fault.

The Greek parliament approves next year's budget, bringing in sweeping austerity measures, as unions continue protests.