A former Liberal Democrat activist is set to meet police over what she describes as a "very, very serious" incident involving the former chief executive of the party, Lord Rennard.

Royal Dutch Shell says that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety.

Apple's chief executive Tim Cook acknowledges shareholder unease over the technology giant's falling share price, but says the company is working on a pipeline of "great stuff".

The Rolling Stones are double winners at the NME Awards, more than half a century after they first featured in the magazine's pages.

Two members of staff from the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands are to face fraud charges over £1m of false taxi claims, the CPS says.

The voters of Eastleigh are set to choose a new MP in a by-election prompted by the resignation of former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne.

Disciplinary procedures against Lib Dem MP David Ward, criticised for comments he made about "the Jews", are adjourned by the party.

The BBC has learned that European meat suppliers are using a loophole in the law to sell a banned low quality material to UK sausage makers.