A woman with 10ft fingernails, a student who has a four-inch tongue and a Briton who owns 571 Daleks are among entries in the new Guinness Book of World Records.

US computer firm Apple withdraws a Jewish or Not Jewish mobile phone application from its French online store over legal data collection issues.

Unions schedule a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations for 30 November, in protest at changes to public sector pensions.

A report identifies 16 firms from the developing world that are best showing how to tackle environmental and social challenges.

Revenues at Comet electrical stores have fallen 22%, owner Kesa confirms, while non-UK businesses also saw falling turnover.

Swiss bank UBS says unauthorised trading by a member of staff at its investment bank has resulted in a loss worth an estimated $2bn (£1.3bn).

A British soldier dies after being shot while on patrol with Afghanistan's police in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence says.

London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Stoke Mandeville are revealed as the venues for London 2012's Paralympic torch relay.