Japan's big manufacturers expect conditions to improve in the next three months, according to the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey.

A 51-year-old man is charged as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged slavery offences at a travellers' site in Bedfordshire.

Financial services firms are expected to cut jobs in the next three months after recent volatility on the stock markets, a report says.

Iraqi insurgents break into a police station in Anbar province and hold a number of officers hostage, officials say.

Manufacturing in the eurozone shrank at its fastest pace in two years last month, a business survey shows.

The UK manufacturing sector returned to growth in September for the first time in three months, a survey suggests.

Researchers say they have discovered why men may be more likely than women to develop type 2 diabetes - it is because they are biologically more susceptible.

Some touch screen features on Samsung's Galaxy Tab are set to be removed as the firm tries to overturn a sales ban in Australia