US stocks finish higher after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke hints the US central bank will keep in place its supportive monetary policy.

A 17-year-old accused of murdering two British tourists in Florida often carried a revolver which he fired into the air, a US court hears.

Cybercrime is becoming an increasing threat to the financial services sector, according to an report by an accountancy firm.

Video footage filmed by Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in south-west France, is sent to the al-Jazeera TV station, police sources say.

Friends Reunited, once the biggest social network in the UK, relaunches as a site to share life memories.

People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner than those eating it occasionally, suggests US research looking at diet, calorie intake and body mass index.

Up to 50,000 migrants may have exploited flaws in the student visa system to come and work in the UK, Whitehall's watchdog says.

Changes to the planning system in England aimed at making it easier to gain consent for large-scale, sustainable projects, are coming into force.