Alexander Dennis, the Falkirk-based bus and coach building firm, announces new orders worth £220m.

Armed robbers ride into a north London shopping centre on motorbikes and take up to £2m worth of jewellery.

A fantasy book about a dark lord who is transformed into a chubby teenager wins this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

Shares in AOL jump 14% after the US internet firm reported a sharp rise in advertising revenues.

Administrators of electrical retailer Comet say gift vouchers bought by members of the public can again be used at stores, two days after suspending them.

Gaza police hunting a crocodile which escaped from a zoo two years ago capture the reptile after draining a large sewage pit.

Seven cases of the tree disease Chalara ash dieback are confirmed in Scotland as a major survey by the Foresty Commission is completed.