Polls close in the Corby by-election, while voting ends in two other Westminster seats and for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

Computer-maker Dell sees its quarterly profit plunge by 47% after it was hit by falling sales to both consumers and large companies.

The CIA opens an investigation into the conduct of its former director, David Petraeus, who resigned last week because of an extramarital affair.

US President Barack Obama consoles bereaved residents in areas of New York that still have no electricity 17 days after the deadly super-storm Sandy.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the overly stringent lending requirements of banks are hurting the US housing recovery.

Chronic diarrhoea could be treated using parasitic worm eggs, a study suggests.

A parliamentary committee says the Treasury's sale of Northern Rock was "fortunate", and RBS and Lloyds may not be sold "for many years".

The cost of renting a home in England and Wales hit another new high in October although the pace of rent rises slowed, a survey suggests.