Newt Gingrich halts his White House campaign, but falls short of a full-throated endorsement for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

A student launches a national experiment to find which noises are the most horrible, as part of a Radio 4 hunt for outstanding amateur scientists.

Third-quarter sales at chocolate maker Thorntons fall on the impact of its store closure programme and difficult trading environment.

The UK Border Force failed to meet its target for processing Heathrow arrivals from outside the European Economic Area 24% of the time in April, BAA says.

A 57-year-old former officer has been arrested by police investigating corrupt payments in relation to the phone-hacking scandal, the Met Police says.

Conservative MP Louise Mensch criticises "immoral and misogynistic" Twitter users for subjecting her to abuse over her stance on Rupert Murdoch.

The singer moves up to fifth on the all-time UK best-selling album list overtaking Michael Jackson's Thriller.

This summer's London 2012 Olympic Games will "not be immune" to cyber-attack, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude warns.