The world's biggest food company, Nestle, has removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests revealed traces of horse DNA.

Shares of Bridgestone, the world's biggest tyre-maker, surge after it reports a 67% jump in net profit for 2012.

Derek Batey, host of ITV gameshow Mr & Mrs in the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 84, his former employers at ITV Border Television announce.

A report into the Australian swimming team's poor performance at the Olympics blames a "toxic" team culture that led to drinking and curfew breaches.

British soldiers will be deployed to Mali for up to 15 months to carry out infantry and artillery training, the government announces.

New Zealand says it will put all tobacco products into plain packaging, following the landmark move by Australia last year.

Military leg amputees will be guaranteed the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available after the government announced a funding boost of £6.5m.

Oscar Pistorius is set to return to court in Pretoria for a bail hearing that may reveal further details of the murder case against him.