Brazil and Mexico demand an explanation from the US over claims that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the presidents of both Latin American countries.

Small business owners polled in the UK work fewer hours than their counterparts in the US, Germany, France, Netherlands or Spain, according to a survey.

Almost half of school districts in England will have more primary pupils than places within two years, analysis by local authority leaders suggests.

Manchester United sign Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Premier League rivals Everton for £27.5m.

Everton sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea and Gareth Barry from Manchester City on loan, as James McCarthy joins for £13m.

Thousands of oil and gas industry delegates are in Aberdeen for the start of the biennial Offshore Europe exhibition and conference.

Thai authorities will seek to arrest a grandson of Red Bull's co-creator, accused of killing a policeman, after he fails to appear in court.

Some 86% of all new complaints made to the UK's financial ombudsman in the first half of the year were about PPI mis-selling - a record high.