SNP MEP Alyn Smith criticises Olympic bosses for banning the saltire from being flown at Hampden Park in Glasgow during the Games.

Apple's boss, Tim Cook, turns down a payout worth about $75m (£48m) that he was due from the technology giant's upcoming dividend.

Business tycoon Richard Branson urges the government to promote economic growth by making it easier to start small firms in the UK.

Police investigating the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man at a 60th birthday party being held at a pub in Greater Manchester arrest four people.

Nick Clegg says Lib Dem MPs will back plans to legalise same-sex marriages - and rejects Conservative plans to allow MPs a free vote.

Live BBC coverage of the men's World Triathlon from Madrid. (UK users only)

A man dies on a beach in West Sussex after going to the aid of two children in the sea.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says "breathless talk" of "hordes" of EU migrants heading to the UK if the euro collapses is "deeply unhelpful".