The September inflation figures, which are due to be released on Tuesday, are crucial in setting various benefits and the state pension.

IBM sees its share price fall more than 3% in after-hours trading after third-quarter profits disappoint investors.

A film crew captures footage of killer whales working together to create waves that wash their vulnerable prey into the water.

An Albanian man refused entry to the UK falls to his death from a high-speed Eurostar train as it nears the Channel Tunnel entrance in Kent.

Britain sets an early Olympic record by getting all 193 UN member states to sponsor the traditional call for a truce during the London 2012 Games, as the BBC's Barbara Plett reports.

Final preparations are taking place for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in return for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Sir Richard Branson has dedicated the launchpad for his space tourism venture in the New Mexico desert - with his usual eye for a photo opportunity.

Energy secretary Chris Huhne calls for consumers to consider changing suppliers and methods of payment to bring down their energy bills.