China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft launches on a mission to try to rendezvous and dock with the country's Tiangong-1 space laboratory.

New tax-free savings accounts for children, known as Junior Isas, are now available from providers for the first time.

Michael Jackson's doctor deviated from accepted medical standards, an expert says during cross-examination in the trial of Conrad Murray.

A total of 108 bakery jobs face the axe in Cumbernauld, under plans to close the factory where Patak's naan bread is made.

Police investigating the disappearance of a financial advisor search a house in West Kilbride.

Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis, PM George Papandreou announces.

A multi-millionaire businessman who donated money on the request of former Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he feels it was wasted.

China reports an unexpected drop in manufacturing activity raising concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy.