Vodafone says that its talks about selling its 45% stake in Verizon Communications are "advanced" as it puts a value of $130bn (£84bn) on the stake.

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UK factories are "booming again", a survey of the manufacturing sector says, with output and new orders growing at their fastest rates since 1994.

Coronation Street star William Roache pleads not guilty to rape and indecent assault charges.

Nick Clegg "can't foresee any circumstances" under which MPs would vote again on Syria action - after Boris Johnson argued there could be a fresh debate.

A new London skyscraper dubbed the "Walkie Talkie" is blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street.

Police are hunting for a gunman in Brooklyn, New York, who shot a one-year-boy in the face, killing him, as his horrified parents looked on.

France says the suspected chemical attack near Damascus last month "could not have been ordered and carried out by anyone but the Syrian government".