A dozen luxury sports cars - eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and three Mercedes - collide in what is likely one of Japan's most expensive pile-ups.

Tiger Woods wins his first event for two years as he triumphs in the Chevron World Challenge.

X Factor stars past and present have topped the charts with the show's 2011 charity single and Olly Murs' second album.

UK shoppers are embracing technology at a faster pace than those in many other countries, according to a survey of global shopping habits by audit firm KPMG.

Anti-police sentiment was a major factor in the summer riots in England, according to a major study in which 270 rioters were interviewed.

The number of qualified staff for each vacancy in the City of London is at the highest for two years, according to a financial services recruitment firm.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to unveil proposals intended to stem the eurozone debt crisis.

Those who like a lie-in now have an excuse, as researchers reveal it is at least partly down to their genes.